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Enzyme Kinetics & Inhibition

Interactive 3D simulation of enzyme kinetics: substrate molecules dock at an active site, get converted to product, and competitive or noncompetitive inhibitors reshape the reaction rate against the Michaelis-Menten curve in real time.

Chemistry & Materials3DModerate60 FPS

Enzymes speed up biochemistry by binding a substrate at a precisely shaped active site, holding it just long enough to lower the energy barrier of the reaction, then releasing product and resetting. This simulation renders that cycle directly: substrate molecules diffuse, dock, convert and release from six enzyme sites, while a live counter compares the simulated reaction rate against the Michaelis-Menten equation. Switch on a competitive inhibitor to see it fight the substrate for the same pocket, or a noncompetitive inhibitor to see it choke the catalytic step from a separate site — the two classic ways real drugs and toxins throttle enzymes.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D simulation of enzyme catalysis: substrate molecules dock at an active site, convert to product, and a live rate counter is checked against the Michaelis-Menten equation as you introduce competitive or noncompetitive inhibitors.

Three.jsBiochemistryEnzyme KineticsMichaelis-MentenInhibition

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install