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===Active Site===

The <scene name='Sandbox_55/Four_active_sites_and_residues/1'>four active sites</scene> of HMG-CoA reductase are located at the interface of the two monomers of a dimer (represented by the ball and stick residues). Each active site has a loop that folds over part of the binding pocket; the loop contains an unusual cis-peptide bond that is highly conserved. The loop folds over the active site when both substrates (HMG-CoA and NADPH) are bound to exclude solvent from the active site.

The <scene name='Sandbox_55/Four_active_sites_and_residues/1'>four active sites</scene> of HMG-CoA reductase are located at the interface of the two monomers of a

<scene name='Sandbox_55/Dimer/1'>dimer</scene> (represented by the ball and stick residues). Each active site has a loop that folds over part of the binding pocket; the loop contains an unusual cis-peptide bond that is highly conserved. The loop folds over the active site when both substrates (HMG-CoA and NADPH) are bound to exclude solvent from the active site.

The HMG binding pocket is the site of catalysis for HMG-CoA reductase. Three residues are essential for catalysis, E559, D767, and K691. K691 is positioned only 2.7 angstroms from the HMG O2 carbonyl oxygen, and stabilizes the negative charge of the first intermediate. H866 also stabilizes the thiol group. It is also believed that the closeness of E559 and D767 increases the pKa of E559, which allows it to be a proton donor for the final reduction of mevaldehyde to mevalonate. The HMG-CoA is bound by a domain consisting of combination of <scene name='Sandbox_55/Secondary_structure/1'>secondary structures</scene>, a central alpha helix surrounded by a triangular set of walls of beta sheets and alpha helices.

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 ===Active Site===
-The <scene name='Sandbox_55/Four_active_sites_and_residues/1'>four active sites</scene> of HMG-CoA reductase are located at the interface of the two monomers of a dimer (represented by the ball and stick residues). Each active site has a loop that folds over part of the binding pocket; the loop contains an unusual cis-peptide bond that is highly conserved. The loop folds over the active site when both substrates (HMG-CoA and NADPH) are bound to exclude solvent from the active site.
+The <scene name='Sandbox_55/Four_active_sites_and_residues/1'>four active sites</scene> of HMG-CoA reductase are located at the interface of the two monomers of a
+<scene name='Sandbox_55/Dimer/1'>dimer</scene> (represented by the ball and stick residues). Each active site has a loop that folds over part of the binding pocket; the loop contains an unusual cis-peptide bond that is highly conserved. The loop folds over the active site when both substrates (HMG-CoA and NADPH) are bound to exclude solvent from the active site.
 The HMG binding pocket is the site of catalysis for HMG-CoA reductase. Three residues are essential for catalysis, E559, D767, and K691. K691 is positioned only 2.7 angstroms from the HMG O2 carbonyl oxygen, and stabilizes the negative charge of the first intermediate. H866 also stabilizes the thiol group. It is also believed that the closeness of E559 and D767 increases the pKa of E559, which allows it to be a proton donor for the final reduction of mevaldehyde to mevalonate. The HMG-CoA is bound by a domain consisting of combination of <scene name='Sandbox_55/Secondary_structure/1'>secondary structures</scene>, a central alpha helix surrounded by a triangular set of walls of beta sheets and alpha helices.