Chimie supramoléculaireLa chimie supramoléculaire est une des branches de la chimie qui repose sur les interactions non-covalentes ou faibles entre atomes au sein d'une molécule ou entre molécules, au sein d'un ensemble moléculaire. Son objectif est de comprendre ou de construire des édifices de taille nanométrique. Le principe est d'utiliser des briques moléculaires qui, une fois mélangées en solution, dans des conditions contrôlées, s'autoassemblent pour donner des édifices plus complexes.
Molecular scale electronicsMolecular scale electronics, also called single-molecule electronics, is a branch of nanotechnology that uses single molecules, or nanoscale collections of single molecules, as electronic components. Because single molecules constitute the smallest stable structures imaginable, this miniaturization is the ultimate goal for shrinking electrical circuits. The field is often termed simply as "molecular electronics", but this term is also used to refer to the distantly related field of conductive polymers and organic electronics, which uses the properties of molecules to affect the bulk properties of a material.
Molecular nanotechnologyMolecular nanotechnology (MNT) is a technology based on the ability to build structures to complex, atomic specifications by means of mechanosynthesis. This is distinct from nanoscale materials. Based on Richard Feynman's vision of miniature factories using nanomachines to build complex products (including additional nanomachines), this advanced form of nanotechnology (or molecular manufacturing) would make use of positionally-controlled mechanosynthesis guided by molecular machine systems.
Dynamique moléculaireLa dynamique moléculaire est une technique de simulation numérique permettant de modéliser l'évolution d'un système de particules au cours du temps. Elle est particulièrement utilisée en sciences des matériaux et pour l'étude des molécules organiques, des protéines, de la matière molle et des macromolécules. En pratique, la dynamique moléculaire consiste à simuler le mouvement d'un ensemble de quelques dizaines à quelques milliers de particules dans un certain environnement (température, pression, champ électromagnétique, conditions aux limites.
Biologie structuralevignette|droite|Structure 3D de la myoglobine du grand cachalot (PDB ID 1MBO), la première protéine dont la structure a été résolue par cristallographie aux rayons X par John Kendrew et al. en 1958. La biologie structurale est la branche de la biologie qui étudie la structure et l'organisation spatiale des macromolécules biologiques, principalement les protéines et les acides nucléiques.
Auto-assemblage moléculairedroite|400px|thumb|Un exemple de molécules se liant par liaisons d'hydrogène. L'auto-assemblage moléculaire est le processus par lequel des molécules soi-montant adoptent un agencement sans la direction d'une source extérieure. En général, le terme fait référence à l'auto-assemblage intermoléculaire alors que l'auto-assemblage intramoléculaire prend plus communément le nom de pliage ou de repliement dans le cas de protéines.
Evolutionary computationIn computer science, evolutionary computation is a family of algorithms for global optimization inspired by biological evolution, and the subfield of artificial intelligence and soft computing studying these algorithms. In technical terms, they are a family of population-based trial and error problem solvers with a metaheuristic or stochastic optimization character. In evolutionary computation, an initial set of candidate solutions is generated and iteratively updated.
Macromolecular assemblyThe term macromolecular assembly (MA) refers to massive chemical structures such as viruses and non-biologic nanoparticles, cellular organelles and membranes and ribosomes, etc. that are complex mixtures of polypeptide, polynucleotide, polysaccharide or other polymeric macromolecules. They are generally of more than one of these types, and the mixtures are defined spatially (i.e., with regard to their chemical shape), and with regard to their underlying chemical composition and structure.
Transmission electron cryomicroscopyTransmission electron cryomicroscopy (CryoTEM), commonly known as cryo-EM, is a form of cryogenic electron microscopy, more specifically a type of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) where the sample is studied at cryogenic temperatures (generally liquid-nitrogen temperatures). Cryo-EM is gaining popularity in structural biology. The utility of transmission electron cryomicroscopy stems from the fact that it allows the observation of specimens that have not been stained or fixed in any way, showing them in their native environment.
Protein complexA protein complex or multiprotein complex is a group of two or more associated polypeptide chains. Protein complexes are distinct from multidomain enzymes, in which multiple catalytic domains are found in a single polypeptide chain. Protein complexes are a form of quaternary structure. Proteins in a protein complex are linked by non-covalent protein–protein interactions. These complexes are a cornerstone of many (if not most) biological processes.
