Molecular logic gates INHIBIT

Gunnlaugsson, T. Donall, A. M. D. Parker, D. Luminescent molecular logic gates the two-input inhibit (INH) function. Chem. Commun. 2000, 93-94. 

A terbium complex (Figure 5.13) is a molecular logic gate corresponding to a two-input INHIBIT function the output (a terbium emission line) is observed only when the inputs , the presence of proteins and the absence of oxygen, are both satisfied. 

Arguably the most complex molecular system, showing characteristics of logic functions, is the three-input INHIBIT molecule 54- (Fig. 7) developed by de Silva [13]. The truth table for a three-input INHIBIT gate (Table 3) can be split into two portions - that where the INHIBIT input is turned off, and that where the INHIBIT input is turned on. With the INHIBIT input in an off state, the system acts as an AND gate with respect to inputs A and B. However, as before, if the INHIBIT input is turned on, all outputs are zero. The output from... 

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