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Chemical structure of pyrophosphate and geminal structure of bisphosphonates with functional R1 (bone hook) and R2 (the bioactive moiety) domains. The structure of the R2 side chains of the major bisphosphonates (responsible for their potency and their action on bone resorption) are indicated in the lower panel.
