4jkr

Crystal Structure of E. coli RNA Polymerase in complex with ppGpp

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Escherichia coli

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 6 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 2 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	K0BPQ3_ECO1E
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–329； UniProt 1–329 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–329； UniProt 1–329 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 1–329； UniProt 1–329 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 1–329； UniProt 1–329

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta

Escherichia coli

UniProt C9QV90

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 6 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 2 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	C9QV90_ECOD1
Isoform	—
PDB entities	2
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–1342； UniProt 1–1342 Author chain I； PDBConstruct 1–1342； UniProt 1–1342

;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ;

Escherichia coli

UniProt C5A0S8

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 6 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 2 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	C5A0S8_ECOBW
Isoform	—
PDB entities	3
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–1407； UniProt 1–1407 Author chain J； PDBConstruct 1–1407； UniProt 1–1407

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega

Escherichia coli

UniProt C9QUL2

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 6 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 （P00579） STRONTIUM ION × 2 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	C9QUL2_ECOD1
Isoform	—
PDB entities	4
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–90； UniProt 2–91 Author chain K； PDBConstruct 1–90； UniProt 2–91

RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD

Escherichia coli

UniProt P00579

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） STRONTIUM ION × 6 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein heterocomplex	Heteromer	Protein 6	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 （K0BPQ3） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 （C9QV90） ;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ; × 1 （C5A0S8） DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 （C9QUL2） STRONTIUM ION × 2 GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE × 1 ZINC ION × 2	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	RPOD_ECOLI
Isoform	—
PDB entities	5
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain F； PDBConstruct 16–628； UniProt 1–613 Author chain L； PDBConstruct 16–628； UniProt 1–613

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	4jkr
Deposition date deposition_date	2013-03-11
Structure title title	Crystal Structure of E. coli RNA Polymerase in complex with ppGpp
Keywords keywords	RNA polymerase, transcription regulation, TRANSCRIPTION, transferase; TRANSCRIPTION, transferase
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

4jkr__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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4jkr__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

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4jkr__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	52.56 Å
Rg (electron density)	52.14 Å
Total Rg	52.35 Å
Atom count	29180
Residues	3707
Excluded volume	519740 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`4jkr__assembly_1__model_1`	hexameric （6）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`4jkr__assembly_2__model_1`	hexameric （6）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (8)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha
Molecular weight formula_weight	36558.7 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.7.7.6
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	4

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,G,H
Atom count atom_count	58326

MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVEIDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGDVEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPVERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQPEVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSLTEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	1133853
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Description description	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta
Molecular weight formula_weight	150820.9 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.7.7.6
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	C,I

MVYSYTEKKRIRKDFGKRPQVLDVPYLLSIQLDSFQKFIEQDPEGQYGLEAAFRSVFPIQSYSGNSELQYVSYRLGEPVFDVQECQIRGVTYSAPLRVKLRLVIYEREAPEGTVKDIKEQEVYMGEIPLMTDNGTFVINGTERVIVSQLHRSPGVFFDSDKGKTHSSGKVLYNARIIPYRGSWLDFEFDPKDNLFVRIDRRRKLPATIILRALNYTTEQILDLFFEKVIFEIRDNKLQMELVPERLRGETASFDIEANGKVYVEKGRRITARHIRQLEKDDVKLIEVPVEYIAGKVVAKDYIDESTGELICAANMELSLDLLAKLSQSGHKRIETLFTNDLDHGPYISETLRVDPTNDRLSALVEIYRMMRPGEPPTREAAESLFENLFFSEDRYDLSAVGRMKFNRSLLREEIEGSGILSKDDIIDVMKKLIDIRNGKGEVDDIDHLGNRRIRSVGEMAENQFRVGLVRVERAVKERLSLGDLDTLMPQDMINAKPISAAVKEFFGSSQLSQFMDQNNPLSEITHKRRISALGPGGLTRERAGFEVRDVHPTHYGRVCPIETPEGPNIGLINSLSVYAQTNEYGFLETPYRKVTDGVVTDEIHYLSAIEEGNYVIAQANSNLDEEGHFVEDLVTCRSKGESSLFSRDQVDYMDVSTQQVVSVGASLIPFLEHDDANRALMGANMQRQAVPTLRADKPLVGTGMERAVAVDSGVTAVAKRGGVVQYVDASRIVIKVNEDEMYPGEAGIDIYNLTKYTRSNQNTCINQMPCVSLGEPVERGDVLADGPSTDLGELALGQNMRVAFMPWNGYNFEDSILVSERVVQEDRFTTIHIQELACVSRDTKLGPEEITADIPNVGEAALSKLDESGIVYIGAEVTGGDILVGKVTPKGETQLTPEEKLLRAIFGEKASDVKDSSLRVPNGVSGTVIDVQVFTRDGVEKDKRALEIEEMQLKQAKKDLSEELQILEAGLFSRIRAVLVAGGVEAEKLDKLPRDRWLELGLTDEEKQNQLEQLAEQYDELKHEFEKKLEAKRRKITQGDDLAPGVLKIVKVYLAVKRRIQPGDKMAGRHGNKGVISKINPIEDMPYDENGTPVDIVLNPLGVPSRMNIGQILETHLGMAAKGIGDKINAMLKQQQEVAKLREFIQRAYDLGADVRQKVDLSTFSDEEVMRLAENLRKGMPIATPVFDGAKEAEIKELLKLGDLPTSGQIRLYDGRTGEQFERPVTVGYMYMLKLNHLVDDKMHARSTGSYSLVTQQPLGGKAQFGGQRFGEMEVWALEAYGAAYTLQEMLTVKSDDVNGRTKMYKNIVDGNHQMEPGMPESFNVLLKEIRSLGINIELEDE

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	536056
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Description description	;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ;
Molecular weight formula_weight	156537.0 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.7.7.6
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	D,J

MKDLLKFLKAQTKTEEFDAIKIALASPDMIRSWSFGEVKKPETINYRTFKPERDGLFCARIFGPVKDYECLCGKYKRLKHRGVICEKCGVEVTQTKVRRERMGHIELASPTAHIWFLKSLPSRIGLLLDMPLRDIERVLYFESYVVIEGGMTNLERQQILTEEQYLDALEEFGDEFDAKMGAEAIQALLKSMDLEQECEQLREELNETNSETKRKKLTKRIKLLEAFVQSGNKPEWMILTVLPVLPPDLRPLVPLDGGRFATSDLNDLYRRVINRNNRLKRLLDLAAPDIIVRNEKRMLQEAVDALLDNGRRGRAITGSNKRPLKSLADMIKGKQGRFRQNLLGKRVDYSGRSVITVGPYLRLHQCGLPKKMALELFKPFIYGKLELRGLATTIKAAKKMVEREEAVVWDILDEVIREHPVLLNRAPTLHRLGIQAFEPVLIEGKAIQLHPLVCAAYNADFDGDQMAVHVPLTLEAQLEARALMMSTNNILSPANGEPIIVPSQDVVLGLYYMTRDCVNAKGEGMVLTGPKEAERLYRSGLASLHARVKVRITEYEKDANGELVAKTSLKDTTVGRAILWMIVPKGLPYSIVNQALGKKAISKMLNTCYRILGLKPTVIFADQIMYTGFAYAARSGASVGIDDMVIPEKKHEIISEAEAEVAEIQEQFQSGLVTAGERYNKVIDIWAAANDRVSKAMMDNLQTETVINRDGQEEKQVSFNSIYMMADSGARGSAAQIRQLAGMRGLMAKPDGSIIETPITANFREGLNVLQYFISTHGARKGLADTALKTANSGYLTRRLVDVAQDLVVTEDDCGTHEGIMMTPVIEGGDVKEPLRDRVLGRVTAEDVLKPGTADILVPRNTLLHEQWCDLLEENSVDAVKVRSVVSCDTDFGVCAHCYGRDLARGHIINKGEAIGVIAAQSIGEPGTQLTMRTFHIGGAASRAAAESSIQVKNKGSIKLSNVKSVVNSSGKLVITSRNTELKLIDEFGRTKESYKVPYGAVLAKGDGEQVAGGETVANWDPHTMPVITEVSGFVRFTDMIDGQTITRQTDELTGLSSLVVLDSAERTAGGKDLRPALKIVDAQGNDVLIPGTDMPAQYFLPGKAIVQLEDGVQISSGDTLARIPQESGGTKDITGGLPRVADLFEARRPKEPAILAEISGIVSFGKETKGKRRLVITPVDGSDPYEEMIPKWRQLNVFEGERVERGDVISDGPEAPHDILRLRGVHAVTRYIVNEVQDVYRLQGVKINDKHIEVIVRQMLRKATIVNAGSSDFLEGEQVEYSRVKIANRELEANGKVGATYSRDLLGITKASLATESFISAASFQETTRVLTEAAVAGKRDELRGLKENVIVGRLIPAGTGYAYHQDRMRRRAAGEAPAAPQVTAEDASASLAELLNAGLGGSDNELEVHHHHHH

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	595496
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 4 Entity 4 polymer

Description description	DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega
Molecular weight formula_weight	10118.4 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.7.7.6
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	E,K

ARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLINNQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	536056
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 5 Entity 5 polymer

Description description	RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD
Molecular weight formula_weight	72206.3 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	F,L

MRGSHHHHHHTDQFTMEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAPDADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIAKRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATHVGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGRSHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKKNFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKDINRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFEYRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTPEELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESLRAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRHPSRSEVLRSFLDD

Source Source

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	83333
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 6 Entity 6 non-polymer

Description description	STRONTIUM ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	87.6 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	8

Entity 7 Entity 7 non-polymer

Description description	GUANOSINE-5',3'-TETRAPHOSPHATE
Molecular weight formula_weight	603.2 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	2

Entity 8 Entity 8 non-polymer

Description description	ZINC ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	65.4 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	4

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Unit-cell length a length_a	187.575 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	206.164 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	311.062 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	16

Space group space_group	P 21 21 21
Space-group number int_tables_number	19
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	4.200 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	39.970 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2503
R_work r_work	0.2466
R_free r_free	0.3180

Crystal Structure of E. coli RNA Polymerase in complex with ppGpp

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

;DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE SUBUNIT BETA' ;

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

4jkr__assembly_1__model_1

4jkr__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

4jkr__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (8)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 4 Entity 4 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 5 Entity 5 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 6 Entity 6 non-polymer

Entity 7 Entity 7 non-polymer

Entity 8 Entity 8 non-polymer

7. Citations (1)