GTP gamma S is routinely used in studies of G proteins to stably activate the G protein. Comparing the structures of GTP gamma S and GTP, the Sulphur atom replaces the Oxygen attached to the leaving Phosphate group. However, this is not the bond that is hydrolyzed (dashed line). What makes it non-hydrolyzable then?
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