X-ray
structure of VIM-2 inhibited by 32. (A) Close
view of the VIM-2 active site (protein secondary structure elements
and the active-site residues are shown in green, surrounded by the
2Fo–Fc Fourier map, blue meshes, contoured at 2 σ) in complex with
compound 32 (shown in cyan and surrounded by the omit Fo–Fc map,
green meshes, contoured at 3 σ). (B) Close-up view of the VIM-2
active site showing the network of interactions between the inhibitor
(cyan), the Zn2 ion and residues Arg228 and Asn233. (C) Orthogonal
view of panel B and superimposition with the VIM-2 native structure
(PDB code 1KO3, orange) showing the significant movements of the side chains of
residues Phe61, Tyr67, and Arg228 (green sticks) upon the binding
of 32 (cyan).