Main postulates

The main postulates of electronic biology determined by Albert Szent-Györgyi

  1. Biological molecules (proteins, DNA and RNA) are electron conductors
     
  2. The function of biological molecules is determined by their electronic properties
     
  3. Electronic properties/function of biological molecules are modulated by electron acceptors and electron donors
     
  4. The first proteins formed on Earth were weak electron conductors with the saturated conduction band
     
  5. Oxygen was the first electron acceptor which increased the electronic conductivity of proteins by desaturation of their conduction band
     
  6. The increased electron conductivity of proteins allowed the greater number of their interactions with other molecules, which was the main prerequisite for the emergence of life on Earth
     
  7. Proteins that are weak electron conductors with the saturated conduction band are the hallmark of cancer