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Figure 4.
Figure 4. Potential physiological function of AAC(2')-Ic. a, Proposed step in mycothiol biosynthesis that may be catalyzed by AAC(2')-Ic. b, Model of GlcN-Ins bound to AAC(2')-Ic. The differentiating hydroxyls of inositol compared with 2-deoxystreptamine are green, and their potential interactions with AAC(2')-Ic are red.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nat Struct Biol (2002, 9, 653-658) copyright 2002.