Computational model, design principles

Bnilding on the fonndation of these stndies, Haddad et al. used rings I and II of paromomycin (called paromomine) as the minimum structural motif in a computational search of over 273,000 componnds that might bind an A-site template. Results of this search were then narrowed based on steric and energetic demands. Several componnds were snbseqnently synthesized and shown to bind to an RNA model of the A-site, with some of the compounds (e.g., 2) exhibiting broad-spectrum activity in bacteria. X-ray strnctnres with the RNA models and with the 30S ribosome vindicated the design principles. The compounds do bind to the A-site and they do flip the two bases mentioned previously to the extrahelical position, as do other antibiotics of this class. 

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However, the search for simple synthetic models is difficult and only very few functional biomimetic compounds exist so far. One of the factors, that hampers the successful design of synthetic analogs is the great complexity of biological systems which makes it almost impossible to pinpoint all the important fcictors of the cictive site that have to be included in a biomimetic analog. An accurate and realistic computer modeling of the enzymatic process could in principle be used to map out these crucial factors. In computer experiments the influence of different residues in the cictive site can be probed easily and environment and temperature effects can be assessed. To probe the capabilities of... 

Let us try to summarize the main principles (Han, 1994) on which a formalized computational model (outlined in the previous two sections) of the Douglas conceptual process design methodology was based (Douglas, 1988). 

Our current approach to the complexity of this problem has been to develop a computer model that can, in principle, provide guidelines for experimental designs and insight into properties of the system that may be experimentally impractical or inaccessible (29). 

An avalanche-like rush of new research activities has evolved around new routes in membrane synthesis and strategies in theoretical and computational modeling that could facilitate a dehberate design of highly functionalized fuel cell membranes. Comprehensive reviews on membrane synthesis highlight principles and fabrication of new membranes particularly those apphcable for DMFC [214], those that are feasible for operation at elevated temperatures (up to 200° C under ambient pressures) [215], and those that are based on various modifications of Nafion-type membranes [216]. 

The use of process simulation software for process design is discussed by Seider, Seader, and Lewin [Product and Process Design Principles Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation, 2d ed. (Wiley, 2004)] and by Turton et al. [Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, 2d ed. (Prentice-Hall, 2002)]. Various computational procedures for extraction simulation are discussed by Steiner [Chap. 6 in Liquid-Liquid Extraction Equipment, Godfrey and Slater, eds. (Wiley, 1994)]. In addition, a number of authors have developed specialized methods of analysis. For example, Sanpui, Singh, and Khanna [AlChE J., 50(2), pp. 368-381 (2004)] outline a computer-based approach to rate-based, nonisothermal modeling of extraction processes. Harjo,... 

By tailoring the surface structure and composition of a nanocatalyst, one can in principle vary the surface electronic properties to ultimately design an appropriate catalyst. Consequently, it is necessary to understand their electronic structure if one is to understand the synergism of heterometallic catalysts. Since experimental information on the structural and dynamic properties of supported and unsupported metal clusters is limited, a computational/modelling study is a useful complement to experimental studies. 

Efficient treatment of the disparate length and time scales will be the key to the further development of predictive computational models for both plasma and electrochemical engineering. This is not limited to the plasma or liquid-phase processes. It includes the solid materials produced or modified by these technologies from the atomic level, to the microstructure to the bulk material properties. Finally, integration of modeling/simulation with design, sensors, control, optimization, safety and reliability will result in an ultimate integrated system which is based on molecular principles and which extends all the way to the factory scale ... 

If the design was for a second-order model and examination of the contour plots or canonical analysis (see below) showed that the optimum probably lay well outside the experimental domain, then the direction for exploration would no longer be a straight line, as for the steepest ascent method. In fact, the "direction of steepest ascent" changes continually and lies on a curve called the optimum path. The calculations for determining it are complex, but with a suitable computer program the principle and graphical interpretation become easy. 

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