158 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matterb2861 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matter “6x9”indicate the decrease in the Gibbs free energy of strand separation second-
ary to the localized destabilization induced by mechanical strains. Thus,
both the sequence-specificity and the mechanical energy stored in DNA
make SIDDs excellent examples of the more general notion of confor-
mons invoked two decades earlier [6, 65, 81].
Thus, it is evident that the results obtained by Benham complement the
electron microscopic evidence shown in Figure 3.42 in supporting the con-
cept of conformons in DNA in particular and in biopolymers in general.3.4.4 Virtual and Real Conformons: Mechanisms of Conformon
Generation Based on the GFCP
One-sentence definitions of the concept of the conformon can be given, as
exemplified by Statements (3.47)–(3.49), but such definitions are inade-
quate to reveal the full complexity of the molecular processes embodied
in the concept (of the conformon). One way to overcome the inadequacy
of the verbal definition of the conformon is to utilize the diagrammatic
language of the network, as shown in Figure 3.45. According to this
approach, the conformon is the totality of four basic elements (or nodes)
connected with three relations (or edges):
Nodes: heat in the environment (a), virtual conformons (b), real
conformons (c), and functions (d).Figure 3.45 A 4-node network representation of the conformon defined as sequence-specific
conformational strains of biopolymers that are postulated to drive all goal-directed molecular
motions in the living cell [6, 222]. A complete description of the conformon production and
utilization requires elucidating the role of Brownian motions in inducing virtual conformons
in enzymes, which is transduced into real conformons by exergonic physicochemical process
that enzymes catalyze. See text for more details. Reproduced from [25, p. 361].(c)(2)b2861_Ch-03.indd 158 17-10-2017 11:46:59 AM