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Figure 3.
Fig. 3. Superposition of the 187-209 loop of the wild-type 17 -HSD1 model (1bhs (24)) (medium gray) and the monomer mC of the H221L·E2·NAD^+ complex (black) with the 182-203 loop of the MLCR model (1cyd (22)) (light gray). Phe^192 of the H221L mutant and Met186 of MLCR superpose very well and make extensive hydrophobic contacts with the nicotinamide ring. Lys195 of the H221L model interacts with the 2'-phosphate while no equivalent residue is found for MLCR.