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Animaps are perhaps the most exciting inovation on this website
since they are able to illustrate the animated detailed sequences
of biochemical reactions ocurring within the cell. The use of animation
makes it possible to show the flow of reactants into the inside of
enzymes where they align exactly with their active sites. These
are usually charged amino acids or cations which are an integral
part of the enzyme structure. This alignment of the reactant with
the structurally positioned active sites explain the lock and key
analogy with enzymes and substrates. Animation also
makes it possible to show the detailed movements of bonds and
electrons which are characteristic of biochemical reactions and
hitherto generally illustrated as curly arrows in printed publications.
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