Two-Metal-Ion Catalysis ·
How Polymerases and Nucleases Wield a Pair of Mg²⁺
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stage
ground state
Metal A
idle
Metal B
idle
step
—
Metal A (nucleophile side)
Metal B (leaving-group side)
scissile phosphate P
3′-O nucleophile / oxyanions
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