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Figure 2.
(a) Top, a dissociative transition state for E. coli with ribooxacarbenium ion character^10. Bottom, structures of stable analogs for an early dissociative transition state (ImmA) and a late dissociative transition state (DADMe-ImmA) depict differences in bond distances between the adenine leaving group and the ribosyl group, as well as charge localization. TS, transition state. (b) The structure of S-substituted DADMe-ImmA, along with MT, EtT and BuT substituents.

The above figure is reprinted from an Open Access publication published by Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nat Chem Biol (2009, 5, 251-257) copyright 2009.