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. 2010 Oct 20;66(Pt 11):1131–1138. doi: 10.1107/S0907444910034013

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Potential reaction mechanisms for DFPase. (a) Mechanism with His287 acting as a general base to activate water for nucleophilic attack on the phosphorus. (b) Mechanism involving metal-activated water. (c) Mechanism involving direct nucleophilic attack by Asp229 and a subsequent phosphoenzyme intermediate.