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Treatment of MptpA with H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/NaHCO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>, mimicking cellular oxidative stress conditions, leads to oxidation of the catalytic cysteine (C11) and to a conformational rearrangement of the phosphorylation loop (D‐loop) by repositioning the conserved tyrosine 128 (Y128) and generating a temporarily inactive preclosed state of the phosphatase. 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