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Figure 8.
Figure 8. Some characteristic distances in the MD simulations of the SARS-CoV Mpro dimer at (a) pH 6.0, (b) pH 7.6, (c) pH 8.0, and (d) pH 5.0. For each simulation, the distance between Glu166 and His163, Glu166 and His172, Glu166 and Ser1(N) of the other monomer in the dimer, and Phe140 (center of mass of phenyl ring) and His163 (center of mass of imidazole ring) are shown. The shorter of the two distances to the carboxylate oxygen atoms of Glu166, Oe1 and Oe2, is displayed. Green, monomer A; blue, monomer B.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Elsevier: J Mol Biol (2005, 354, 25-40) copyright 2005.