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Figure 4.
Figure 4. The Open and Closed Catalytic Center of HPPK(a) The three uncoupled flexible loops of HPPK in the apo-enzyme [2].(b) The coupling of these loops in the ternary complex. In the ternary complex, a hydrogen-bond network involves N10 from Loop-1; P47 and Q50 from Loop-2; and W89, P91, and R92 from Loop-3. This network is not observed in apo-HPPK. The orientation of the drawing is indicated by the position of the substrate molecules HP and MgAMPCPP. (This figure was prepared with the program MOLSCRIPT [21].)