Effect of magnetic fields on microorganisms. In some cases OMF stimulated or inhibited microbial growth and, in others, it had no effect on microbial growth. Mechanisms of Microbial Inactivation SMF or OMF may have some potential to inactivate microorganisms in food. Many proteins vital to the cell metabolism contain ions. When v and B are parallel, F is zero.
Cyclotron resonance occurs when n is equal to the frequency of the magnetic field.
At cyclotron resonance, energy is transferred selectively from the magnetic field to the ions with n equivalent to frequency of the magnetic field. The interaction site of the magnetic field is the ions in the cell, and they transmit the effects of magnetic fields from the interaction site to other cells, tissues, and organs. A second theory considers the effect of SMF and OMF on calcium ions bound in calcium-binding proteins, such as calmodulin. The calcium ions continually vibrate about an equilibrium position in the binding site of calmodulin. Figure 1 .