Title :
BioXyce: an engineering platform for the study of cellular systems
Author :
May, Elebeoba E. ; Schiek, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Discrete Math. & Complex Syst. Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
fDate :
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Researchers use constructs from the field of electrical engineering for the modelling and analysis of biological systems, but few exploit parallels between electrical and biological circuits for simulation purposes. The authors discuss the development of BioXyce, a circuit-based biological simulation platform that uses Xycetrade, a large-scale electrical circuit simulator, as its simulation engine. BioXyce is capable of simulating whole-cell and multicellular systems. Simulation results for the central metabolism in Escherichia coli K12 and cellular differentiation in Drosophila sp. are presented.
Keywords :
biochemistry; bioelectric phenomena; biology computing; biomolecular electronics; cellular biophysics; logic circuits; microorganisms; BioXyce; Drosophila sp; Escherichia coli K12; biochemical reactions; cellular differentiation; cellular systems; central metabolism; circuit-based biological simulation platform; large-scale electrical circuit simulator; multicellular systems; whole-cell systems;
Journal_Title :
Systems Biology, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-syb.2007.0086
