It has been shown that both the electron-transfer rate constant of an electrochemical reaction and the conductance quantum are correlated with the concept of quantum capacitance. This simple association between the two separate concepts has an entirely quantum rate basis that encompasses the electron-transfer rate theory as originally proposed by Rudolph A. Marcus whether statistical mechanics is appropriately taken into account. I have prepared a concise review of the quantum mechanical rate theory principles focused on its quantum electrodynamics character to demonstrate that it can reconcile the conflicting views established on attempting to use the super-exchange (supported on electron transfer) or ‘metallic-like’ (supported on conductance quantum) mechanisms separately to explain the highly efficient long-range electron transport observed in the respiratory processes of living cells. The unresolved issues related to long-range electron transport are clarified in light of the quantum rate theory with a discussion focused on Geobacter sulfurreducens films as a reference standard of the respiration chain. Theoretical analyses supported by experimental data suggest that the efficiency of respiration within a long-range electron transport path is intrinsically a quantum mechanical event that follows relativistic quantum electrodynamics principles as addressed by quantum rate theory.

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量子速率理论和呼吸链中长程电子传输的基础知识

研究表明，电化学反应的电子转移速率常数和电导量子都与量子电容的概念相关。这两个独立概念之间的这种简单关联具有完全的量子速率基础，无论是否适当考虑统计力学，该基础都包含鲁道夫·A·马库斯最初提出的电子转移速率理论。我准备了对量子力学速率理论原理的简明回顾，重点关注其量子电动力学特征，以证明它可以调和在尝试使用超级交换（支持电子转移）或“类金属”（支持电子转移）时所建立的相互冲突的观点（分别支持电导量子）机制来解释在活细胞呼吸过程中观察到的高效长程电子传输。根据量子速率理论澄清了与长程电子传输相关的未解决问题，并重点讨论了作为呼吸链参考标准的硫还原地杆菌薄膜。实验数据支持的理论分析表明，长程电子传输路径内的呼吸效率本质上是一个量子力学事件，遵循量子速率理论所阐述的相对论量子电动力学原理。