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. 2019 Jun 20;2:224. doi: 10.1038/s42003-019-0458-7

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

A proposed mechanism of the esterase activity of 9°N-I on a 3′-esterified nucleotide. Hydrolysis of the 3′-ester bond of the nucleotide, after incorporation into the primer, may be mediated by the side chain of Asp542 in conjunction with one of the active site divalent metal ions