"Daptomycin, Fibonacci Numbers, and the Golden Ratio: A Brief First Numerical Observation" by Stefan A. Geier et al.
Daptomycin, Fibonacci Numbers, and the Golden Ratio: A Brief First Numerical Observation by Stefan A. Geier*, Caroline Geier, Stephanie Geier, Constantin Geier, Katharina Geier, Nora Blättermann-Goldstein, and Michèle Geier-Noehl** Institute for Structuralistic Theory of Sciences Simssee (ISTS), Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße 6, 83071 Haidholzen, Germany; and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany. **Dermatologische Klinik der Landeshauptstadt und der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU München, Thalkirchner Straße 48, 80337 Munich, Germany. *Correspondence: Stefan A. Geier; wissenschaftstheorie.simssee.1@gmail.com Abstract Daptomycin contains 13 amino acid residues, an exact Fibonacci number, and has a reported molar mass of 1620.67 g/mol. Its decimal significand, 1.62067, differs from the golden ratio by approximately 0.163%. These numerical correspondences are described without assuming biological causation or statistical significance. Keywords: daptomycin; Fibonacci numbers...