Title: DNA and genetic code: a candidate for nano devices

Authors: Ahmed Obaid Al-Zahrani, Mohammed Saeed G. Al-Ahmadi, Khursheed Athar Siddiqui

Addresses: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ' Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ' Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: The last century has witnessed a tremendous miniaturisation of electronic devices and nanotechnology. Biomolecules like DNA are the likely candidates for nanodevices. Molecular recognition, programmability, self assembling capabilities and biocompatibility are some unique features of DNA. DNA based nanotechnology exploit the properties and symmetries of DNA and the genetic code. In the present paper, we discuss the Lie algebraic and an equivalent spin space approach to understand the physics and symmetries of DNA and the genetic code.

Keywords: DNA based devices; genetic code symmetries; DNA physics; DNA nanotechnology; nanodevices; biomolecules.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027740

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, 2009 Vol.2 No.1/2/3/4/5, pp.431 - 436

Published online: 08 Aug 2009 *

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