FIFTH AMENDMENTTOAMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

            THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATEDLOAN AGREEMENT ("Fifth Amendment") is made and entered into as of this 18thday of April, 2006 by and among TRIPOS, INC., a Utah corporation ("Tripos"), TRIPOSREALTY, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company ("Tripos Realty;" Tripos andTripos Realty are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Obligors"),and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the "Lender").

WITNESSETH:

            WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended andRestated Loan Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2002, by and among theObligors and Lender, Lender (i) established in favor of Tripos a revolving lineof credit initially in the amount of $6,000,000, and (ii) made a TermLoan to Tripos in the initial amount of $4,350,000, as amended by thatcertain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as ofOctober 16, 2003, that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated LoanAgreement dated as of April 19, 2004, that certain Third Amendment to Amendedand Restated Loan Agreement dated as of December 21, 2004 and that certainFourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of April 14,2005 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modifiedfrom time to time, the "Loan Agreement"); and

            WHEREAS, the Lender has agreed to themodification of certain provisions contained in the Loan Agreement and certainof the other Loan Documents upon the terms and conditions hereafter set forth.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premisesand the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good andvaluable consideration, the mutuality, receipt and sufficiency of which arehereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

            1.         Definitions.  All capitalizedterms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such termsin the Loan Agreement.

 

            2.         Amendments to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as of the date first written above, unlessotherwise specifically set forth herein, as follows:

(a)     Section3.1.1 (Aggregate Amount, Reductions) of the Loan Agreement is herebyamended by deleting the reference to "6,500,000" and substituting in lieuthereof the figure "6,000,000".

(b)     Section3.1.2 (Limitation on Revolving Loan Advances) of the Loan Agreement ishereby amended and restated to read as follows:

### **"Limitation on Revolving Loan Advances.**

                                                                                                        

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### NoRevolving Loan Advance will be made which would result in the Revolving Loans exceedingthe Maximum Available Amount and no Revolving Loan Advance will be made on orafter the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.  Lender may, however, in its absolutediscretion make Revolving Loan Advances exceeding the Maximum Available Amount,but shall not be deemed by doing so to have increased the Revolving LoanCommitment and shall not be obligated to make any such Revolving Loan Advancesthereafter.  The "Maximum Available Amount" on any date shall be a Dollaramount equal to the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base minus the sum of theaggregate amount of all outstanding LOC Obligations and (b) the RevolvingLoan Commitment on such date minus the sum of the aggregate amount of alloutstanding LOC Obligations.  At any time that there is an Existing Default,the Revolving Loan Commitment may be canceled as provided in Section 17.2."

(c)     Section4.3 (Interest on the Term Loan) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended andrestated to read as follows:

### **"Interest on the Term Loan.**

### Borrowershall pay interest on the Term Loan at a rate of interest in an amount equal tothree percent (3.00%) above the from time to time Eurodollar Rate for 90 dayInterest Periods, as determined two days before the first day of each calendarquarter during the term of the Term Loan."

(d)     Section15.3 (Indebtedness) is hereby amended by adding the following new Section15.3.9:

            **"15.3.9PIPE Transaction.**

**           **Unsecuredsubordinated Indebtedness created, incurred or assumed by Borrower inconnection with a PIPE Transaction on such terms and with such parties as areacceptable to the Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion and which isotherwise consummated in accordance with all applicable laws."

(e)     Section15.5 (Revolving Loan Thirty Date Reduction) is hereby deleted.

(f)     Section15.9 (Indirect Obligations) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended andrestated to read as follows:

### **"15.9.  Indirect Obligations.**

### Create,incur, assume or allow to exist any Indirect Obligations except for (i) IndirectObligations which are Loan Obligations, (ii) Indirect Obligations ofBorrower existing or contemplated on the Amended and Restated Effective Dateand disclosed to Lender on Exhibit 12, and (iii) unsecured IndirectObligations of Tripos UK Holdings not to exceed in the aggregate GBP 500,000 thatare provided in connection with Capital Leases of****Tripos DiscoveryResearch, a United Kingdom corporation."

(g)     Section15.10 (Capital Structure; Equity Securities) of the Loan Agreement ishereby amended and restated as follows:

### **"15.10.  Capital Structure; EquitySecurities.**

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### Makeany change in the capital structure of any Covered Person which has or isreasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or issue or create anysecurities (except for director qualifying shares in the case of CoveredPersons not organized under the laws of the United States) of any CoveredPerson, except as approved in advance by Lender (such approval not to beunreasonably withheld) provided, however, that, if no Default or Event ofDefault has occurred and is then continuing, or otherwise would reasonably belikely to arise due to any such transaction, and subject in all cases to theterms of Section 15.7, Borrower may enter into a private placement ofequity securities (a "PIPE Transaction") on such terms and with such parties asare acceptable to the Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion andwhich is otherwise consummated in accordance with all applicable laws;provided, further, that, if any such Pipe Transaction shall require any form offuture interest or dividend payments, then at the time of receipt by Borrowerof the initial proceeds from such PIPE Transaction, Borrower shall deposit anamount equal to the aggregate of such future interest and/or dividend paymentsrequired to be made by Borrower during the period ending January 1, 2007 withLender in an account at Lender and administered in accordance with Lender'sstandard cash management procedures, which would allow only for the outboundtransfers of such amounts to the beneficiary of the PIPE Transaction, exceptthat any interest or other earnings thereon shall be transferred to Borrower atits discretion.

(h)     Section15.7 (Change in Control) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by addingthe following proviso to the end thereof: 

### "provided,however, that in connection with the closing of the sale of the MortgagedProperty and after payment in full of the Term Loan and the Overadvance Amount,Tripos Realty may merge into Tripos provided that Tripos, after giving effectto such merger, shall remain the surviving entity."

(i)     Section15.19 (Disposal of Property) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended byadding the following sentence to the end thereof: 

### "Inaddition, in the absence of an Existing Default, Tripos Realty may sell theMortgaged Property provided that the proceeds from such sale are applieddirectly to pay off in full the Term Loan and any amounts outstanding under theOveradvance Amount, with any excess amounts being retained by Tripos Realtyand/or Borrower."

(j)     Section16.1 (Special Definitions) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended byadding in appropriate alphabetical order the following definition: 

### "'NetWorth' means, as of any time, the net worth of Borrower as determined inaccordance with GAAP.'"

(k)     EffectiveMarch 30, 2006, Sections 16.5 (Minimum Debt Service Coverage), 16.6(Maximum Non-TRR Capital Expenditures, and 16.7 (Minimum Shareholder'sEquity) are each deleted and the following new Sections 16.2 and 16.3are hereby substituted in lieu thereof: 

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### "**Section16.2.   Minimum Net Worth**.  Borrower covenants and agrees that theBorrower's Net Worth, calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (a) commencingwith the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2006 shall not be less than eighty-fivepercent (85%) of Borrower's Net Worth as of March 31, 2006, plus (b) forthe fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2006 and for each fiscal quarterthereafter an amount equal to the sum of the minimum amount required to bemaintained for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter plus eighty-fivepercent (85%) of the Borrower's Net Income (but not less than zero) for suchcurrent fiscal quarter plus (c) in each case an amount equal to 100% ofthe amounts received (net after fees, costs and expenses of issuance) for theissuance of stock of Borrower, if any, exclusive of any such amounts realizedin connection with a PIPE Transaction.  The described calculation of Borrower'sNet Worth may be performed, in Lender's reasonable discretion, exclusive of(i) all gains and losses caused by foreign currency translationsadjustments, (ii) the PIPE Transaction, (iii) changes in the bookvalue of Borrower's equity holdings, and (iv) any gain or loss realized inconnection with Tripos Realty's sale of the Mortgaged Property."

### "**Section16.3  Minimum Liquidity**.  Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower'sCash and Cash Equivalents, measured as of the last day of each calendar month,shall at no time be less than $2,000,000.00.

(l)     Thedefinition of "Revolving Loan Maturity Date" contained on Exhibit 2.1(Glossary and Index of Defined Terms) is hereby amended by deleting thereference to April 18, 2006" and substituting in lieu thereof the date "January1, 2007".

(m)     Exhibit2.1 (Glossary and Index of Defined Terms) to the Loan Agreement is herebyamended by adding in proper alphabetical order the following definitions:

### "BorrowingBase" means as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) eightypercent (80%) of Net Eligible Accounts, plus (ii) prior to sale by TriposRealty of the Mortgaged Property, the Overadvance Amount.

### "BorrowingBase Certificate" -- shallbe in the form of Exhibit 7.2, or such other form as Lender mayreasonably require from time to time, together with such supporting informationas Lender may reasonably require from time to time.

### "Cashand Cash Equivalents" -- means cash of the Borrower and its Subsidiariesplus the face amount of any Investment described under Section 15.2.1. For purposes of Section 16.3 (Minimum Liquidity), foreign denominatedcurrencies and Investments shall be converted to Dollars by Borrower inaccordance with its historical internal accounting procedures.

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### "EligibleAccounts" -- shall mean all Accounts which according to GAAP are deemedcurrent other than: (a) subject to clause (g) below, Accounts created fromthe sale of goods and services on non-standard terms and/or that allow forpayment to be made more than thirty (30) days from date of sale; (b) subjectto clause (g) below, Accounts unpaid more than ninety (90) days from theiroriginal due dates; (c) subject to clause (g) below, all Accounts of anyAccount Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding balance ofsuch Accounts are unpaid more than ninety (90) days from their original duedates; (d) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is an officer, director,a 5% or more shareholder, member, employee, parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate(other than any Affiliate with which Borrower and such Affiliate have enteredinto and negotiated an arms length transaction) of, or has common 5% or moreshareholders, officers, directors or members with Borrower;(e) consignment sales; (f) Accounts for which the payment is or may beconditional; (g) Accounts for which the Account Debtor is not a commercialor institutional entity (which term includes, but is not limited to, privateand public universities, governmental agencies and research institutes andcenters) or is not a resident of the United States, unless, notwithstandingclauses (a), (b) and (c) above, and the standard terms areno longer than net 60 days, such Accounts are (1) insured on terms andby an agency or private insurer reasonably acceptable to Lender, (and in whichLender is the named beneficiary), or (2) supported by a letter of credit (inwhich Lender is the named beneficiary)); (h) Accounts with respect to which anywarranty or representation provided herein is not true and correct; (i)Accounts which represent goods or services purchased for a personal, family orhousehold purpose; (j) Accounts which represent goods used for demonstrationpurposes or loaned by Borrower to another party; (k) Accounts which areprogress payment (before such progress payment is properly billable to thecustomer) or barter; (l) Accounts of the Borrower representing a sale tothe government of the United States of  America or any subdivision thereof: (1) unless, with respect to an Account representing such a sale in excess of$100,000.00, the Borrower has complied, to the satisfaction of the Lender, withrespect to the granting of a security interest in such Account of the Borrower,with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or other similar applicable law, ifapplicable; or (2) unless the Account representing such a sale is equal to orless than $100,000.00 and the aggregate amount of all such sales of $100,000.00or less does not exceed $500,000.00, (m) Accounts of the Borrower evidenced bynotes, chattel paper or other instruments (unless such notes, chattel paper orother instruments have been delivered to and are in the possession of Lender),(n) Accounts of the Borrower owing by an account debtor which is not solvent oris subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding of any kind, (o) Accountsof the Borrower subject to any Security Interest, other than a Permitted SecurityInterest, (p) Accounts of the Borrower with respect to which the applicableaccount debtor has disputed liability or made any claim with respect theretowhich are contingent or subject to offset or counterclaim, in each case only tothe extent of such offset or counterclaim, and (r) any and all other Accountswhich Lender reasonably deems to be ineligible.

### "NetEligible Accounts" -- the face amount of Eligible Accounts less anyand all returns, discounts (which may, at Lender's option, be calculated onshortest terms), credits, rebates, allowances, or excise taxes (other thansales taxes) of any nature at any time issued, owing, claimed by AccountDebtors, granted, outstanding, or payable in connection with such Accounts atsuch time.

### "OveradvanceAmount" -- For purposes of calculating the from time to time Borrowing Base,any amount as needed by Borrower to be in compliance with the Borrowing Base upto $1,800,000.

### "PIPETransaction" -- shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 15.10.

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            3.         Conditions to Effectiveness. This Fifth Amendment shall become effective when and only when the Lender shallhave received (i) this Fifth Amendment duly executed by the Obligors, (ii) areplacement Revolving Note in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (iii) evidencereasonably satisfactory to the Lender and its counsel that the transactionscontemplated by the Fifth Amendment have been properly authorized, (iv) aReaffirmation of Guaranty in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender dulyexecuted by Tripos Realty and Optive Research, (v) a Fourth Modificationof Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement, and (vi) an extensionfee of $23,970.00.

            4.         Representations andWarranties.  Borrower and Tripos Realty hereby represent and warrant as follows:

                        (a)        This Fifth Amendmentand the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and bindingobligations of the Obligors and are enforceable against Obligors in accordancewith their respective terms, except to the extent that the enforceabilitythereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium orsimilar Laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principlesof general application.

                        (b)        Upon theeffectiveness of this Fifth Amendment, Obligors hereby reaffirm all covenants,representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement (except to the extentany representation or warranty relates to an earlier date in which case suchrepresentations and warranties are not being restated) to the extent the sameare not amended hereby and agrees that all such covenants, representations andwarranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of thisFifth Amendment.

                        (c)        No Event of Defaultor Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist after giving effect tothis Fifth Amendment.

                        (d)        The Covered Personshave no defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to the Loan Agreement orany of the other Loan Documents.

            5.         Effecton the Loan Agreement.

                        (a)        Upon theeffectiveness of this Fifth Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to "thisAgreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like import shall meanand be a reference to the Loan agreement as amended hereby.

                        (b)        Except asspecifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents, and allother documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered inconnection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are herebyratified and confirmed.

                        (c)        The execution,delivery and effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment shall not operate as awaiver of any right, power or remedy of Lender, nor constitute a waiver of anyprovision of the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents, or any other documents,instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connectiontherewith.

            7.         Governing Law.  This FifthAmendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties heretoand their respective successors and assigns and shall be governed by andconstrued in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.

            8.         Headings.  Sectionheadings in this Fifth Amendment are included herein for convenience ofreference only and shall not constitute a part of this Fifth Amendment for anyother purpose.

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            9.         Counterparts.  This FifthAmendment may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts,each of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the sameinstrument.

                          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this FifthAmendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

                                                                        TRIPOS,INC.

                                                                        By:       /s/B. James Rubin

                                                                                    Name: B. James Rubin

                                                                                    Title:   SVP-CFO

                                                                        TRIPOSREALTY, LLC 

                                                                        (asObligor and acknowledged as Guarantor)

                                                                        By:TRIPOS, INC., its sole member

                                                                        By:       /s/John D. Yingling

                                                                                    Name: John D. Yingling

                                                                                    Title:   VP-CAO

                                                                        LASALLEBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

                                                                        By:       /s/Tom Harmon

                                                                                    Name: Tom Harmon

                                                                                    Title:     SeniorVice President

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**EXHIBIT 7.2**

**                                                                     FORMOF**

**                                               BORROWINGBASE CERTIFICATE**

** **

          For the calendar month ended _______________,_____.

          TRIPOS, INC.(the "Borrower") hereby certifies that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, with respect to that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement datedas of December 22, 2002 (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented fromtime to time, the "Loan Agreement"; all of the defined terms in the LoanAgreement are incorporated herein by reference) among the Borrower, TriposRealty and the Lender:

ACCOUNTS

| 1.         Accounts (as defined in  the definition of Eligible Accounts in Exhibit 2.1 of the Loan  Agreement)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | $_____________ |
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| 2.         (i)  Subject to clause  (vii) below, Accounts created from the sale of goods and services on  non-standard terms and/or that allow for payment to be made more than thirty  (30) days from date of sale                                                                                                                   | $_____________ |
| (ii)  Subject to clause (vii) below, Accounts unpaid  more than ninety (90) days from their original due dates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | $_____________ |
| (iii)  Subject to clause (vii) below, Accounts of  any Account Debtor if fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding balance  of such Accounts are unpaid more than ninety (90) days from their original  due dates                                                                                                                                                       | $_____________ |
| (iv)  Accounts for which the Account Debtor is an  officer, director, a 5% or more shareholder, member, employee, parent,  Subsidiary, or Affiliate (other than any Affiliate with which Borrower and  such Affiliate have entered into and negotiated an arms length transaction)  of, or has common 5% or more shareholders, officers, directors or members  with Borrower | $_____________ |
| (v)  Consignment sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | $_____________ |
| (vi)  Accounts for which the payment is or may be  conditional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | $_____________ |

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| (vii)  Accounts for which the Account Debtor is not  a commercial or institutional entity (which includes, but is not limited to,  public or private universities, governmental agencies and research institutes  or centers) or is not a resident of the United States, unless, notwithstanding  clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, and the standard terms are no longer than net  60 days, such Accounts are (a) insured on terms and by an agency or private  insurer reasonably acceptable to Lender (and in which Lender is the named  beneficiary), or (b) supported by a letter of credit (in which Lender is the  named beneficiary)).                               | $_____________ |
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| (viii)  Accounts with respect to which any warranty  or representation provided herein is not true and correct                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | $_____________ |
| (ix)  Accounts which represent goods or services  purchased for a personal, family or household purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $_____________ |
| (x)  Accounts which represent goods used for  demonstration purposes or loaned by Borrower to another party                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | $_____________ |
| (xi)  Accounts which are progress payment (before  such progress payment is properly billable to the customer) or barter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | $_____________ |
| (xii)  Accounts of the Borrower representing a sale  to the government of the United States of America or any subdivision  thereof:  (a) unless, with respect to an Account representing such a sale in  excess of $100,000.00, the Borrower has complied, to the satisfaction of the  Lender, with respect to the granting of a security interest in such Account  of the Borrower, with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or other similar  applicable law, if applicable; or (b) unless the Account representing such a  sale is equal to or less than $100,000.00 and the aggregate amount of all  such sales of $100,000.00 or less does not exceed $500,000.00 | $_____________ |
| (xiii)  Accounts of the Borrower evidenced by notes,  chattel paper or other instruments (unless such notes, chattel paper or other  instruments have been delivered to and are in the possession of Lender)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | $_____________ |
| (xiv)  Accounts of the Borrower owing by an account  debtor which is not solvent or is subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency  proceeding of any kind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | $_____________ |

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| (xv)  Accounts of the Borrower subject to any  Security Interest, other than a Permitted Security Interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | $_____________ |
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| (xvi)  Accounts of the Borrower with respect to  which the applicable account debtor has disputed liability or made any claim  with respect thereto which are contingent or subject to offset or  counterclaim, in each case only to the extent of such offset or counterclaim                                                                                                                                                   | $_____________ |
| (xvii)  Sum of lines (i) through (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | $_____________ |
| 3.         Eligible Accounts (Line  1 less Line 2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | $_____________ |
| 4.         Deductions from  Eligible Accounts (the sum of any and all returns, discounts, credits,  rebates, allowances, or excise taxes (other than sales taxes) of any nature  at any time issued, owing, claimed by Account Debtors, granted, outstanding,  or payable in connection with such Accounts at such time)                                                                      | $_____________ |
| 5.         Net Eligible Accounts  (Line 3 less Line 4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | $_____________ |
| 6.         Borrowing Base: (a) 80%  of Net Eligible Accounts plus (b) prior to sale by Tripos Realty of the  Mortgaged Property, an Overadvance Amount of up to $1,800,000.00                                                                                                                                                                                                            | $_____________ |
| **BORROWING BASE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7.         Total Borrowing Base  availability (Line 6)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | $_____________ |
| 8.         Lesser of (a) Total  Borrowing Base availability set forth in line 7, and (b) $6,000,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | $_____________ |
| 9.         Aggregate outstanding  Revolving Loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | $_____________ |
| 10.        Aggregate outstanding  LOC Obligations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | $_____________ |
| 11.        The sum of Line 9 and  Line 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | $_____________ |
| 12.        If Line 7 is greater  than Line 11, then the difference ($________) is available for extensions of  credit under the Revolving Commitments and the LOC Commitment; if Line 11 is  greater than Line 7, then the Borrower shall prepay or otherwise reduce so  much of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LOC Obligations as shall be  necessary to eliminate such excess ($_________). |                |

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            With reference to this Borrowing Basecertificate, the Borrower certifies that the above statements are true andcorrect.

            IN WITNESSWHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set its hand and seal this _____ day of______________, _______________.

TRIPOS, INC.

By:                                                                   

Name:                                                              

Title:                                                                 

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