Although micro- and millimeter waves become more important in our daily life, an unambiguous biophysical explanation for the interaction mechanism with biological matter is still lacking. At the molecular level, structural features such as conjugated molecules and metal ions in proteins could play an essential role in the interaction with non-ionizing electromagnetic (EM) waves. Moreover, transfer of charges in biochemical reactions could be disturbed significantly by these EM waves. Taking these aspects into account, theenzymatic activity of succinate dehydrogenase was evaluated after exposure to low-intensity millimeter waves. The results showed a time-dependent reduction of the enzyme activity, which didn{\textquoteright}t reverse after exposure.
Van Eeghem, V, Goossens, K, Pandey, G, He, G, De Tandt, C, Keelson, B, Willaert, R & Stiens, J 2016, 'The impact of millimeter waves on the enzymatic activity of succinate dehydrogenase', The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium, 5/07/15 - 10/07/15.
Van Eeghem, V., Goossens, K., Pandey, G., He, G., De Tandt, C., Keelson, B., Willaert, R., & Stiens, J. (2016). The impact of millimeter waves on the enzymatic activity of succinate dehydrogenase. Abstract from The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium.
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title = "The impact of millimeter waves on the enzymatic activity of succinate dehydrogenase",
abstract = "Although micro- and millimeter waves become more important in our daily life, an unambiguous biophysical explanation for the interaction mechanism with biological matter is still lacking. At the molecular level, structural features such as conjugated molecules and metal ions in proteins could play an essential role in the interaction with non-ionizing electromagnetic (EM) waves. Moreover, transfer of charges in biochemical reactions could be disturbed significantly by these EM waves. Taking these aspects into account, theenzymatic activity of succinate dehydrogenase was evaluated after exposure to low-intensity millimeter waves. The results showed a time-dependent reduction of the enzyme activity, which didn{\textquoteright}t reverse after exposure.",
author = "{Van Eeghem}, Vincent and Katty Goossens and Gokarna Pandey and Guonqiang He and {De Tandt}, Cathleen and Benyameen Keelson and Ronnie Willaert and Johan Stiens",
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