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Figure 5.4
The biochemical reaction responsible for the production of bioluminescence
in the bacterial Lux system. The indicated portion of this reaction realizes an enzyme
transistor with myristyl aldehyde as the substrate; light, flavin mononucleotide (FMN),
and myristic acid as the products, and O
2
and FMNH
2
as effectors.
Figure 5.5
AND, OR, and XOR logic gates. The outputs of these devices are deter-
mined by applying simple rules to the input signals as shown in the truth tables.
