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Figure 4.
Peptidomimetic inhibitors bound to the proteases. A, the active site of CVB3 3C^pro with the bound TG-0204998. Protein is rendered as a semitransparent solvent-accessible surface with associated protein backbone and side chain atoms. The oxygen atoms are shown in red, nitrogen in blue, sulfur in yellow, and protein carbon atoms in magenta. The inhibitor atoms are shown as ball-and-stick form and colored in orange for carbon. The sulfur atom of Cys^147 is covalently attached to the inhibitor carbon. The substrate binding subsites are designated as S1′, S1, S2, S3, and S4. B, conserved water molecules, identified by superimposing the two molecules of CVB3 3C^pro C147A mutant on the TG-0204998 complex of CVB3 3C^pro. The water molecules are shown here as spheres colored green/orange (C147A) and magenta (complex). The protein model of the TG-0204998 complex structure is shown as an electrostatic surface and TG-0204998 as sticks. The conserved water molecules of the C147A mutant structure in the active site are marked. The black star indicates the Michael addition site. C and D, the active site of SARS 3CL^pro with bound TG-0204998 (C) and TG-0205486 (D), colored as in A. The substrate-binding subsites are also indicated.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2009, 284, 7646-7655) copyright 2009.