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Figure 3.
Figure 3: Comparison of PDE5 and PDE4 active sites. a, Superimposed C traces of PDE5 (red) and PDE4 (blue)9 showing the difference between the two folds at the active site. Residues 304 -325 of PDE5 and 660 -680 of PDE4D are shown with deeper colours to emphasize the differences in this region. The stick model of sildenafil is shown in yellow and that of zardaverine^9 in green. b, Surface representation of active site pocket of PDE5. The molecular surface is coloured according to electrostatic potential (negative and positive in red and blue, respectively). Residues that form the active site pocket are shown in green. The bound sildenafil in PDE5 is shown as a stick model.