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Figure 3.
Fig 3. Stereoview of Topotecan binding. The Topotecan interactions with protein side chains for the lactone (A, blue) and carboxylate (B, gold) forms of the drug are depicted. Hydrogen bonds (predicted by contact distance and geometry of the refined atomic positions) are shown as solid blue lines, and the calculated interatomic distances are indicated. Labels for residues that result in resistance to CPT when mutated are highlighted in yellow. The oxygen atoms of water molecules are depicted as light blue spheres. Protein side chains are green, and noncarbon atoms are colored red for oxygen, blue for nitrogen, and magenta for phosphorus. The DNA and protein side chains that do not interact with Topotecan have been omitted from the figure.