Szent-Györgyi's Alpha and Beta States

Here's a concise summary of Szent-Györgyi's understanding of the alpha and beta states. The relevance to cancer may be apparent. Excerpted from and a synopsis of "Electronic Biology and Cancer; A New Theory of Cancer" by Albert Szent-Györgyi.


Properties of resting (ß) and proliferative (α) states in cells (scroll down; blogspot does not like tables)

α State	ß State
High D/A, low pε	Low D/A, high pε
Unbridled proliferation	Regulation of cell division
Undifferentiated, molecular dispersion	Differentiated
lack of structures	insoluble structures
Soluble proteins	Insoluble proteins
No contact inhibition	Contact inhibition
Fermentation	Oxidation
No carbonyls	carbonyls and carbonyl-biogen amine
Free SH	Complexed SH
Anaerobic reactions	Aerobic reactions
dark	photosynthesis
Dielectric	Semiconductor
Closed-shell molecules	Charge transfer complexes
molecular reactions	Free radicals, electronic reactions
Structured water	Random water
Lack of color	Colored
Fetal proteins	No fetal proteins