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Figure 6.
Figure 6. Models of β-lactam substrates bound in the active site of the metallo-β-lactamase from B. fragilis. The substrates, shown in magenta, are: (a) ampicillin, (b) ceftazidime and (c) imipenem. The corresponding chemical structures are displayed on the right. The coloring scheme is as described in the legend of Figure 3a. In addition, the dark blue dotted line shows the shared hydroxide's proposed line of attack on the carbonyl carbon of the substrate. Figure 6. Models of β-lactam substrates bound in the active site of the metallo-β-lactamase from B. fragilis. The substrates, shown in magenta, are: (a) ampicillin, (b) ceftazidime and (c) imipenem. The corresponding chemical structures are displayed on the right. The coloring scheme is as described in the legend of [5]Figure 3a. In addition, the dark blue dotted line shows the shared hydroxide's proposed line of attack on the carbonyl carbon of the substrate.