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⚡ Cellular Energy Metabolism: 2D Cross-Section

Interactive 2D cross-section of a cell burning glucose, fatty acids and amino acids in mitochondria: Michaelis-Menten oxidation with respiratory control, live ATP charge, respiratory quotient, oxygen use and heat, driven by the same model as the full 3D simulation. Drag mitochondria, pull the demand lever and top up the fuel tanks.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategoryPhysics & Mechanics

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsSliders for glucose, fatty-acid and amino-acid supply, insulin signal, oxygen availability, ATP demand, mitochondria count, coupling efficiency and time scale; presets for resting, carb meal, fasting, ketogenic diet, hard exercise, hypoxia and an uncoupler; drag mitochondria to change substrate access, drag the demand lever, click the cell or the fuel tanks to inject nutrients.

metabolismATPmitochondriarespiratory quotientnutritionbioenergetics

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⚙ Under the hood

metabolismATPmitochondriarespiratory quotientnutritionbioenergetics

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install