A biochemistry-inspired artificial chemistry: LAC

Author

Pereira, José A.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Ciencias Biomedicas de Abel Salazar, Univ. do Porto

fYear

2005

fDate

5-8 Dec. 2005

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

84

Abstract

A computational artificial chemistry (AC) system, called LAC, was developed bearing in mind the major biochemistry principles. Basic elements may be interpreted as small carbon molecules capable of bonding by nucleophilic substitution or nucleophilic addition. Reactions similar to hydrolysis and oxidation-reduction complete the present set of LAC site interaction rules. Reaction extension is governed by artificial thermodynamic principles and the reaction rate is controlled by specific catalysts made of the same kind of basic elements they act upon. The preliminary results of LAC experiments show the ability to mimic enzyme regulation and oscillatory reactions

Keywords

artificial intelligence; biochemistry; LAC site interaction rules; artificial thermodynamic principles; biochemistry-inspired artificial chemistry; carbon molecules; computational artificial chemistry; enzyme regulation; hydrolysis; nucleophilic addition; nucleophilic substitution; oscillatory reactions; oxidation reduction; Automata; Biochemistry; Bonding; Carbon; Chemical elements; Chemistry; Los Angeles Council; Shape; Thermodynamics; Turing machines; Artificial chemistry; Lotka-Volterra mechanism; catalysis; oscillating reactions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Artificial intelligence, 2005. epia 2005. portuguese conference on

Conference_Location

Covilha

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9366-X

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-9366-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPIA.2005.341269

Filename

4145928