How symmetry and order affect logic operations and computation in catalytic chemical networks

Nathaniel Wagner, Samaa Alesebi, Gonen Ashkenasy

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Abstract

We discuss here the recent progress in design, construction and kinetic analysis of logic gates and computational modules within small chemical networks. We show how small artificial networks of replicating and catalyzed molecules, when manipulated properly by enabling or disabling specific catalytic pathways, may yield all two-input Boolean logic operations, as well as the half-adder and half-subtractor arithmetic units. We then discuss experiments where actual networks of synthetic peptides are employed. Finally, we show mathematically that while all logic gates may be constructed in principle even from low-order catalytic systems, symmetry constraints and reasonable chemical assumptions require higher catalytic order, a conclusion with far-reaching implications for molecular self-organization and Systems Chemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)471-480
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Chemical Networks
  • Molecular Logic Gates
  • Self-Replication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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