Quantum effects and magnetism in the spatially distributed DNA molecules

TL;DR

This paper reviews the electronic and magnetic properties of DNA molecules doped with various metal ions, focusing on quantum effects, magnetism, and transport phenomena relevant to biological and material applications.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of quantum and magnetic behaviors in metal-doped DNA, highlighting the unusual magnetism in gadolinium and copper systems and discussing electron transport in biological contexts.

Findings

Unusual magnetism observed in Gd- and Cu-doped DNA

Quantum transport mechanisms in biological systems analyzed

Electron localization effects in DNA structures discussed

Abstract

Electronic and magnetic properties of DNA structures doped by simple and transition d- and f-metal ions (Gd, La, Cu, Zn, Au) are reviewed. Both one- and two dimensional systems are considered. A particular attention is paid to gadolinium and copper doped DNA systems, their unusual magnetism being treated. The problem of classical and quantum transport (including transfer of genetic information during replication and transcription) and electron localization in biological systems is discussed.