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We also identified a strong modulation of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPIII<\/jats:styled-content> enzymatic activity by divalent cations, while we did not observe this effect for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPII<\/jats:styled-content>. Additionally, we used X\u2010ray crystallography and computational modelling (quantum and molecular mechanical calculations) to describe the mechanism of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BCG<\/jats:styled-content> binding to the active sites of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPII<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPIII<\/jats:styled-content>, respectively. Finally, we took advantage of the substantial differences in the enzymatic efficiencies of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPII<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GCPIII<\/jats:styled-content> towards their substrates, using enzymatic assays for specific detection of these proteins in human tissues. 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