Abstract
The three-dimensional quantities of a biomolecule,
such as electrostatic potential, line of electric force,
and electric field, are visualized by the computer
graphics software AVS (1992). In the present work,
we applied this visualization technique to interpret
a biochemical reaction such as metal ion-catalyzed
hydrolysis of glycine methyl ester. The pictures of
lines of electric force and electric field show clearly
which atom would be attacked by a nucleophilic
reagent. The visualization can be further enhanced
by generating the stereoscopic image from different
viewing angles around the molecule. The pictures
should be drawn on a well-selected site. On this
point, the animation techniques for creating a
sequence of pictures are useful.
