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Figure 4.
Fig. 4. Active site region of human tPA in complex with the bis-benzamidine inhibitor. The proximal benzamidine occupies the^ specificity pocket, and the distal benzamidine reaches toward^ an electrophilic pocket formed by the side chain carbonyl atoms of Asp97, Thr98, and Arg174. The benzyl ring of the inhibitor is perpendicular to the side^ chain of Tyr99; the side chain of Arg174 is displaced by the amidino group. A, experimental density (2F[o] F[c]) of the active site region in complex with the bis-benzamidine^ inhibitor. B, active site region of human tPA in complex with bis-benzamidine. Arg174 from b-tPA is superimposed (thin lines).