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==Why Morph?== | ==Why Morph?== | ||
<table align='right' border='0' width='285' cellpadding='10' bgcolor='#d0d0d0' hspace='8'><tr><td rowspan='2'> </td><td bgcolor='#e8e8e8'> | <table align='right' border='0' width='285' cellpadding='10' bgcolor='#d0d0d0' hspace='8'><tr><td rowspan='2'> </td><td bgcolor='#e8e8e8'> | ||
[[Image:Mage_hb.gif]]</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor='#e8e8e8'>Toggling between the carbonmonoxy and deoxy conformations of heme in hemoglobin. (This is NOT a morph.) Convergent stereo snapshots from a Kinemage. (Stops after 25 cycles; | [[Image:Mage_hb.gif]]</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor='#e8e8e8'>Toggling between the carbonmonoxy and deoxy conformations of heme in hemoglobin. (This is NOT a morph.) Convergent stereo snapshots from a Kinemage. (Stops after 25 cycles; Shift-Reload this page to restart the toggling.)</td></tr></table> | ||
The purpose of molecular morphing is to smooth the visual transition between two molecular conformations, making it easier to see and understand the structural differences between them. | The purpose of molecular morphing is to smooth the visual transition between two molecular conformations, making it easier to see and understand the structural differences between them. | ||
In contrast, predicting the actual trajectory through which a conformational change occurs is rarely, if ever, the goal of a morph. | In contrast, predicting the actual trajectory through which a conformational change occurs is rarely, if ever, the goal of a morph. | ||
