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“Capping box” motif in alpha thrombin (PDB: 1PPB) represented by His230 (Ncap) side chain and main chain hydrogen bonded with the backbone nitrogen of Arg233 (N3) (Aurora & Rose, 1998; Doig, MacArthur, Stapley, & Thornton, 1997). An additional feature is a weak hydrophobic interaction between Thr229 (N’) and Val234 (N4) termed the “hydrophobic staple.” This motif derives it’s name from the box shaped hydrogen bonding pattern.