Figure 3
Methylphosphonates that were crystallized with the PTE variants. (a) Methylphosphonic acid, (b) O-ethyl methylphosphonic acid, (c) O-ethyl-O-(N,N-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonate (the oxo analogue of VX), (d) O-isopropyl methylphosphonic acid. In all four structures the CH3 moiety is pointing away from the viewing plane and thus is not seen. The OPs are shown as stick figures with C atoms colored yellow, N atoms blue, O atoms red and P atoms orange. |