Effect of low-frequency alternating magnetic fields on the rate of biochemical reactions proceeding with the formation of reactive oxygen species
Ponomarev, V.O.; Novikov, V.V.
Biofizika 54(2): 235-241
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3029 PMID: 19402533 Document Number: 633474
It has been shown by an example of the reaction of radical with an oxygen molecule that the alternating component of a combined weak magnetic field affects the rate constants of chemical reactions. The mechanism of transduction of a weak magnetic perturbation from the primary receptor of the field to experimentally observed biological effects has been followed. It was found that the external magnetic field changes the initial population of energy levels. The magnitude of these changes depends on the field parameters. The exposure to an alternating field with the proper parameters can substantially increase the concentration of reactive oxygen species in biological systems. By controlling their concentration by means of weak magnetic field, it is possible to affect the key components of metabolism.