8-Bit Adder and Subtractor with Domain Label Based on DNA Strand Displacement

Molecules. 2018 Nov 15;23(11):2989. doi: 10.3390/molecules23112989.

Abstract

DNA strand displacement, which plays a fundamental role in DNA computing, has been widely applied to many biological computing problems, including biological logic circuits. However, there are many biological cascade logic circuits with domain labels based on DNA strand displacement that have not yet been designed. Thus, in this paper, cascade 8-bit adder/subtractor with a domain label is designed based on DNA strand displacement; domain t and domain f represent signal 1 and signal 0, respectively, instead of domain t and domain f are applied to representing signal 1 and signal 0 respectively instead of high concentration and low concentration high concentration and low concentration. Basic logic gates, an amplification gate, a fan-out gate and a reporter gate are correspondingly reconstructed as domain label gates. The simulation results of Visual DSD show the feasibility and accuracy of the logic calculation model of the adder/subtractor designed in this paper. It is a useful exploration that may expand the application of the molecular logic circuit.

Keywords: 8-bit adder/subtractor; DNA strand displacement; cascade; domain label.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / genetics*
  • DNA Replication*
  • Models, Biological*

Substances

  • DNA