Studies on influencing the activity of cellular enzymes by irradiation with high-frequency electromagnetic waves
G. Ohlenschläger, I. Beyer, W. Gruno · 1972
1972 research exposed cellular enzymes to electromagnetic waves from 40 kHz to 2400 MHz and found frequency-dependent decreases and increases in enzyme activity, including irreversible decreases.
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German researchers in 1972 exposed cellular enzymes to electromagnetic waves ranging from 40 kHz to 2400 MHz at generator output voltages between 300 and 1000 mV and observed irreversible, exposure-time-independent decreases in enzyme activity as well as frequency-dependent decreases and increases. The study discussed direct hits in the active center of the enzyme molecule and allosteric effects as possible mechanisms.
Why This Matters
This 1972 study from the Chemical-Physiological Institute of the University of Frankfurt tested how electromagnetic waves influence cellular enzymes. The frequency range ran from 40 kHz to 2400 MHz, and the researchers saw both inhibitions and activations of enzyme activity that depended on frequency. For aldolase, the stronger inhibitions, which further tests showed to be irreversible, were found around 100, 300 and 1050 MHz, and activations around 175 and 850 MHz. The authors state that the energies in their experiments were below 1.5 eV, far below the destruction limit of most biological elementary units, and they discuss direct hits at the active center and allosteric effects as candidate mechanisms. The enzymes were irradiated in electrode cells with platinum electrodes in direct contact with the biological material, so the results describe enzyme activity under laboratory conditions.
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@article{studies_on_influencing_the_activity_of_cellular_enzymes_by_irradiation_with_high_g6425,
author = {G. Ohlenschläger and I. Beyer and W. Gruno},
title = {Studies on influencing the activity of cellular enzymes by irradiation with high-frequency electromagnetic waves},
year = {1972},
}