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Figure 5.
Figure 5. Hydration Patterns in the Active-Site Pocket Near the ThDP Cofactor
The substitution of the bulky isoleucine by alanine in the I206Aα mutant changes the hydration pattern around the cofactor. The wild-type structure (green) is overlayed with the mutant in complex with 3-deazaThDP (cyan).

The above figure is reprinted from an Open Access publication published by Cell Press: Structure (2008, 16, 1860-1872) copyright 2008.