... to the side chain of Asp70, and onefrom the backbone N of Gly63, and the phosphategroup forming hydrogen bonds from O1 to Arg55,from O2 to the backbone N and the side chain of Thr138, and ... to the three lysines (Fig. 3E). There is no water molecule fix-ing the three lysines from the B, C and F subunits, and there is no direct interaction between subunits A and F, B and D, or C and ... the development of antimicrobial agents, and it is of greatimportance to study the structure and function of theseenzymes.E. coli, Bacillus subtilis and St. pneumoniae UMPKsare hexamers and...