Agent Based Model of the Cytosine Radiation Induced Reaction
Journal: Journal of Nuclear Physics, Material Sciences, Radiation and Applications (Vol.6, No. 1)Publication Date: 2018-08-06
Authors : A L Rivera S Ramos-Beltran A Paredes-Arriaga A Negron-Mendoza;
Page : 93-97
Keywords : Radiation induced chemical reactions; Cytosine; Kinetics of reactions; Agent-based model;
Abstract
The stability of cytosine in aqueous solution was studied in the laboratory, simulating prebiotic conditions and using gamma radiation as an energy source, to describe cytosine behavior under radiation. For a better understanding of the radiation-induced processes, we proposed a mathematical model that considers chemical reactions as nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The radiolysis can be computationally simulated by an agent-based model, wherein each chemical species involved is considered to be an agent that can interact with other species with known reaction rates. The radiation is contemplated as a factor that promotes product formation/destruction, and the temperature determines the diffusion speed of the agents. With this model, we reproduce the changes in cytosine concentration obtained in the laboratory under different irradiation conditions.
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