Molecular motors are biogenic force generators acting in the nanometer range . They convert chemical energy into mechanical work and move along filamentous structures. In this research, we will discuss the velocity of molecular motors, in framework of a mechanochemical network theory. Our network modelis based on the distinct mechanochemical states of molecular motors. It can be regarded as a generalization of the one used by Steffen Liepelt and Reinhard Lipowsky (PRL 98, 258102 (2007)) . The method used in this research is similar as the one used by Michael E. Fisher and Anatoly B. Kolomeisky (PNAS(2001) 98(14) P7748-7753) . Generally, the formulation of the velocity of molecular motors can be obtained .
Molecular motors are single macromolecules that generate forces at the piconewton range and nanometer scale . They convert chemical energy into mechanical work by moving along filamentous structures. In this paper, we study the velocity of two-head molecular motors in the framework of a mechanochemical network theory. The network model, a generalization of the recently work of Liepelt and Lipowsky (PRL 98, 258102 (2007)) , is based on the discrete mechanochemical states of a molecular motor with multiple cycles. By generalizing the mathematical method developed by Fisher and Kolomeisky for single cycle motor (PNAS(2001) 98(14) P7748-7753) , we are able to obtain an explicit formula for the velocity of a molecular motor .
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