Some TGD Inspired Comments about Biocatalysis

Abstract

In this article biocatalysis, Pollack effect, and catabolism and anabolism as aspects of metabolism are considered from the new physics perspective in the  TGD framework. The new physics elements are the new view of space-time involving the notions of field body and of monopole flux tube as a carrier  of phases of ordinary matter labelled by a hierarchy of effective Planck constant and behaving like dark matter.  Pollack effect and OH_-O^- + dark proton  qubit,  proposed to be topological qubit, are key elements in biological applications. In particular, the mysterious notions of high energy phosphate bond and the existence of two different phosphates, the organic and inorganic phosphate, are discussed. Also a mechanism of bio-catalysis based on the notion of a field body as a controller is considered in more detail.