Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Chem Soc Rev. 2016 Nov 21;45(23):6478-6487. doi: 10.1039/c6cs00369a.
The recently discovered chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect gives rise to a spin selective electron transmission through biomolecules. Here we review the mechanism behind the CISS effect and its implication for processes in Biology. Specifically, three processes are discussed: long-range electron transfer, spin effects on the oxidation of water, and enantioselectivity in bio-recognition events. These phenomena imply that chirality and spin may play several important roles in biology, which have not been considered so far.
最近发现的手性诱导自旋选择（CISS）效应导致通过生物分子的自旋选择性电子传输。在这里，我们回顾了 CISS 效应背后的机制及其对生物学过程的意义。具体来说，讨论了三个过程：长程电子转移、水氧化过程中的自旋效应以及生物识别事件中的对映体选择性。这些现象表明，手性和自旋可能在生物学中发挥几个迄今尚未被考虑的重要作用。
