Figure 2.
Fig. 2. Detailed view of the ester bond and the oxy-anion
hole. A, stereo representation illustrating the degree of
pyramidal distortion of the ester bond. The transparent plane
passes through the carbonyl oxygen of the ester bond, the C[
]of
Ile-7, and O[ ]of
Ser-195. The displacement of the carbonyl carbon of the ester
bond from this plane is 0.05 Å. B, ball-and-stick
representation of the enzymatic ester bond within the oxy-anion
hole. The naming convention in Table III is used to identify
atoms. C, ball-and-stick representation of the ethyl-acetate
structure, providing an example of a small molecular ester.
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]of
Ile-7, and O[ 
]of
Ser-195. The displacement of the carbonyl carbon of the ester
bond from this plane is 0.05 Å. B, ball-and-stick
representation of the enzymatic ester bond within the oxy-anion
hole. The naming convention in Table III is used to identify
atoms. C, ball-and-stick representation of the ethyl-acetate
structure, providing an example of a small molecular ester.