Oxyanion Hole · Chymotrypsin active site
unseel.com · two N–H···O bonds cradle the tetrahedral intermediate
N–H···O Å
rate k/k₀
State
Ser195 nucleophile / substrate C
Carbonyl O → alkoxide O⁻
Oxyanion-hole N–H donors (Gly193, Ser195)
H-bonds / His57–Asp102 triad
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