Figure 3.
Fig. 3. Local structure of the reduced form around Fe---S cluster and Leu 41 in its open conformation (open water gate). Placing the
side chain of Leu 41 away from Cys 9 S> allows the string of water molecules to approach the Cys 9 S>, with the first water forming
a hydrogen bond with Cys 9 S>.
The above figure is reprinted
from an Open Access publication published by the Protein Society:
Protein Sci
(2001,
10,
613-621)
copyright 2001.