Abstract
Electron transfer (ET) and proton transfer (PT) events are involved in most of the biochemical processes in biology, such as within the aerobic respiration system and photosynthesis. Whereas most of the ET and PT reactions in biology are short-range on the (sub-)nanometer scale, several biological systems are capable of long-range ET or PT on the hundreds of nanometers to micrometers. This perspective summarizes which biological or bioinspired systems are capable of long-range ET or PT, which suggested mechanisms might explain long-range ET or PT together with the needed molecular basis within the biological material to allow this transport for very long distances. The fundamental difference between long-range ET and PT is discussed as well as design guidelines for new electron- or proton-conductive biological materials.
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