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pH influences fluoride coordination number of the AlFx phosphoryl transfer transition state analog

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Figure 1: Electron density maps and AIFx models.

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We thank R.S. Goody and R.M. Sweet for continuous and encouraging support. The facility used for data collection is supported by the US Department of Energy, Offices of Health and Environmental Research and of Basic Energy Sciences, and by the National Science Foundation. We thank J. Cherfils for communicating the second possible explanation for the pH switch in AlFx coordination. J.S. is grateful for the generous support by the Richard und Anne-Liese Gielen-Leyendecker-stiftung.

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Schlichting, I., Reinstein, J. pH influences fluoride coordination number of the AlFx phosphoryl transfer transition state analog. Nat Struct Mol Biol 6, 721–723 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/11485

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