Contacts of the helix formed by residues 321 - 350 (chain B) in PDB entry 1AM9


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
For CSU analysis of other PDB entry

Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with ARG 321 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320B  SER*     1.3    81.1    -      -       -      +
    322B  GLY*     1.3    53.1    +      -       -      +
    324B  LYS*     3.2     5.4    -      -       -      +
    325B  ARG*     2.8    35.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 322 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320B  SER*     3.9     2.3    -      -       -      +
    321B  ARG*     1.3    81.2    -      -       -      +
    323B  GLU*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    325B  ARG*     2.9    11.6    +      -       -      +
    326B  THR*     2.8    32.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 323 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320B  SER*     2.7    43.9    +      -       -      +
    322B  GLY*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    324B  LYS*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    326B  THR*     3.4     7.5    +      -       -      -
    327B  ALA*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 324 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    320B  SER      2.7    24.6    +      -       -      +
    321B  ARG*     3.2     6.1    -      -       -      +
    323B  GLU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    325B  ARG*     1.3    55.1    +      -       -      +
    327B  ALA*     3.3     7.3    +      -       -      +
    328B  HIS*     2.8    31.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 325 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    321B  ARG      2.8    17.4    +      -       -      +
    322B  GLY*     3.1    13.0    -      -       -      +
    324B  LYS*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    326B  THR*     1.3    51.6    -      -       -      +
    328B  HIS*     3.0    20.4    +      -       -      +
    329B  ASN*     2.5    68.3    +      -       -      +
    332B  GLU*     2.6    30.3    +      -       -      -
     30F    C      2.7    85.3    +      -       -      +
     31F    C      3.9    15.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 326 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    322B  GLY      2.8    17.6    +      -       -      -
    323B  GLU*     3.7    10.3    -      -       -      -
    325B  ARG*     1.3    71.9    -      -       -      +
    327B  ALA*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    329B  ASN*     3.2    14.2    +      -       +      +
    330B  ALA*     3.1    19.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 327 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    323B  GLU      3.0    15.3    +      -       -      +
    324B  LYS*     3.5     6.1    -      -       -      +
    326B  THR*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    328B  HIS*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
    330B  ALA*     2.9    19.9    +      -       -      +
    331B  ILE*     3.2    17.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 328 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    324B  LYS      2.8    20.5    +      -       -      +
    325B  ARG*     3.7    13.6    +      -       -      +
    327B  ALA*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    329B  ASN*     1.3    50.8    +      -       -      +
    331B  ILE*     2.7    24.7    +      -       +      +
    332B  GLU*     2.7    62.9    +      -       +      +
     31F    C      4.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
     32F    A      3.7     5.6    +      -       -      -
     43G    A      4.1    11.2    -      +       -      -
     44G    G      2.9    37.6    +      -       -      -
     45G    T      2.7    29.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 329 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    325B  ARG*     2.5    48.1    +      -       -      +
    326B  THR*     3.3    15.5    -      -       +      +
    327B  ALA      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    328B  HIS*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
    330B  ALA*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    332B  GLU*     3.2    14.3    +      -       -      +
    333B  LYS*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    336B  ARG*     4.7     0.9    +      -       -      -
     29F    C      3.4    42.5    +      -       -      +
     30F    C      2.9    19.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 330 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    326B  THR      3.1     9.3    +      -       -      +
    327B  ALA*     2.9    13.0    +      -       -      +
    329B  ASN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    331B  ILE*     1.3    62.2    +      -       +      +
    333B  LYS*     3.4     7.5    +      -       -      +
    334B  ARG*     3.2    34.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 331 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    327B  ALA*     3.2    15.9    +      -       +      +
    328B  HIS*     2.7    27.6    +      -       +      +
    330B  ALA*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    332B  GLU*     1.3    55.1    +      -       -      +
    334B  ARG*     3.2    32.9    +      -       -      +
    335B  TYR*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
     43G    A      3.5    48.5    -      -       +      +
     44G    G      3.5    41.1    +      -       +      +
     45G    T      4.2     4.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 332 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    325B  ARG*     2.6    28.6    +      -       -      -
    328B  HIS*     2.7    33.9    +      -       +      +
    329B  ASN*     3.2    15.6    +      -       -      +
    331B  ILE*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    333B  LYS*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    335B  TYR*     3.3    10.3    +      -       +      +
    336B  ARG*     2.9    44.6    +      -       +      +
     29F    C      4.0     7.4    +      -       -      -
     30F    C      3.1    31.0    +      -       -      +
     31F    C      2.7    16.9    +      -       -      -
     45G    T      4.0     9.6    -      -       +      +
     46G    G      4.3     2.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 333 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    329B  ASN      3.0    15.3    +      -       -      +
    330B  ALA*     3.8     8.1    -      -       -      +
    331B  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    332B  GLU*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    334B  ARG*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    336B  ARG*     3.3    17.5    +      -       +      +
    337B  SER*     2.8    42.5    +      -       -      +
     28F    C      3.5    38.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 334 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    330B  ALA*     3.2    21.3    +      -       -      +
    331B  ILE*     3.2    36.6    +      -       -      +
    333B  LYS*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    335B  TYR*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    337B  SER*     3.3     7.6    +      -       -      -
    338B  SER*     2.9    26.9    +      -       -      -
     43G    A      3.9     6.3    +      -       -      -
     44G    G      2.4    44.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 335 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    359A  LYS*     4.1     2.8    +      -       -      +
    360A  SER*     5.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    331B  ILE      3.0    12.7    +      -       -      +
    332B  GLU*     3.4    12.1    -      -       +      +
    334B  ARG*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    336B  ARG*     1.3    76.2    +      -       +      +
    338B  SER*     2.4    33.5    +      -       -      -
    339B  ILE*     3.4    27.0    +      -       +      +
     44G    G      4.9     3.4    -      -       +      -
     45G    T      3.1    67.1    -      +       +      +
     46G    G      2.7    58.2    +      +       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 336 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    329B  ASN      4.7     1.4    +      -       -      -
    332B  GLU*     2.9    46.4    +      -       +      +
    333B  LYS*     3.6    24.8    -      -       +      +
    335B  TYR*     1.3    86.0    -      -       +      +
    337B  SER*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    339B  ILE*     3.1     9.0    +      -       -      +
    340B  ASN*     2.8    43.6    +      -       -      +
     27F    A      4.2     5.9    -      -       -      +
     28F    C      3.1    85.4    +      -       -      +
     29F    C      3.9    16.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 337 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    333B  LYS*     2.8    29.7    +      -       -      +
    334B  ARG*     3.4     8.5    -      -       -      -
    336B  ARG*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    338B  SER*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    340B  ASN*     4.2     8.6    +      -       -      +
    341B  ASP*     2.9    48.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 338 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360A  SER*     3.1    22.9    +      -       -      -
    334B  ARG      2.9    11.3    +      -       -      -
    335B  TYR*     2.4    33.8    +      -       -      -
    337B  SER*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    339B  ILE*     1.3    59.4    +      -       -      +
    341B  ASP*     5.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    342B  LYS*     2.7    40.6    +      -       -      +
     45G    T      4.4     7.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 339 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    339A  ILE*     6.1     0.4    -      -       +      -
    343A  ILE*     4.6    10.1    -      -       +      -
    359A  LYS*     3.8    29.8    -      -       +      -
    360A  SER*     4.1     7.6    -      -       -      +
    363A  LEU*     3.6    21.7    -      -       +      +
    335B  TYR*     3.6    39.7    -      -       +      +
    336B  ARG*     3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
    337B  SER      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    338B  SER*     1.3    87.2    +      -       -      +
    340B  ASN*     1.3    70.3    +      -       -      +
    342B  LYS*     2.9    16.8    +      -       -      +
    343B  ILE*     3.1    23.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 340 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    336B  ARG*     2.8    33.3    +      -       -      +
    337B  SER*     4.2     6.8    +      -       -      +
    339B  ILE*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    341B  ASP*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    343B  ILE*     3.2    11.5    +      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     3.1    31.6    +      -       +      +
    359B  LYS*     3.1    28.8    +      -       -      +
     27F    A      3.3    27.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 341 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    337B  SER*     2.9    37.8    +      -       -      +
    338B  SER*     5.2     1.3    -      -       -      -
    340B  ASN*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
    342B  LYS*     1.3    65.9    +      -       +      +
    344B  ILE*     3.5    17.6    +      -       -      +
    345B  GLU*     3.1    28.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 342 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360A  SER*     3.4    30.0    -      -       -      +
    363A  LEU*     3.5    20.6    -      -       +      -
    364A  ARG*     3.7    40.6    -      -       -      +
    367A  ILE*     3.5    11.6    -      -       +      +
    338B  SER*     2.7    40.9    +      -       -      +
    339B  ILE*     2.9     6.9    +      -       -      +
    341B  ASP*     1.3    81.7    -      -       +      +
    343B  ILE*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    345B  GLU*     3.1     8.0    +      -       -      +
    346B  LEU*     2.8    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 343 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    339A  ILE*     5.0     5.6    -      -       +      -
    343A  ILE*     5.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
    363A  LEU*     3.7    13.7    -      -       +      -
    339B  ILE*     3.1    28.8    +      -       +      +
    340B  ASN*     3.2    11.4    +      -       -      +
    342B  LYS*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     1.3    54.3    +      -       +      +
    346B  LEU*     3.2     6.2    +      -       -      -
    347B  LYS*     2.7    35.5    +      -       -      +
    359B  LYS*     4.1    44.9    -      -       +      +
    362B  VAL*     3.4    26.0    -      -       +      +
    363B  LEU*     4.3    20.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 344 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    340B  ASN*     3.1    22.8    +      -       +      +
    341B  ASP*     3.6    19.1    -      -       -      +
    342B  LYS      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    343B  ILE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       +      +
    345B  GLU*     1.3    58.0    +      -       +      +
    347B  LYS*     3.2    13.3    +      -       +      +
    348B  ASP*     2.9    42.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 345 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    364A  ARG*     3.1    37.2    +      -       -      -
    367A  ILE*     3.4    20.9    -      -       +      +
    341B  ASP*     3.1    20.1    +      -       -      +
    342B  LYS*     3.1    13.4    +      -       -      +
    344B  ILE*     1.3    76.1    -      -       +      +
    346B  LEU*     1.3    66.5    +      -       -      +
    348B  ASP*     3.4     9.5    +      -       -      +
    349B  LEU*     3.1    24.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 346 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    346A  LEU*     4.2     4.5    -      -       +      -
    363A  LEU*     3.9    17.9    -      -       +      -
    366A  ALA*     4.0     5.4    -      -       +      -
    367A  ILE*     3.7    31.2    -      -       +      +
    370A  ILE*     3.7    29.6    -      -       +      -
    342B  LYS      2.8    12.8    +      -       -      +
    343B  ILE*     3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    345B  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    347B  LYS*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    349B  LEU*     3.1     9.0    -      -       +      +
    350B  VAL*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
    362B  VAL*     3.8     7.6    -      -       +      -
    363B  LEU*     3.7    29.4    -      -       +      -
    366B  ALA*     3.9    16.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 347 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    343B  ILE*     2.7    18.2    +      -       +      +
    344B  ILE*     3.4    13.0    -      -       +      +
    346B  LEU*     1.3    73.1    -      -       -      +
    348B  ASP*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    349B  LEU      3.1     1.3    -      -       -      -
    350B  VAL*     4.1     3.6    -      -       -      -
    351B  VAL*     2.8    48.8    +      -       +      +
    352B  GLY      2.9    28.7    +      -       -      +
    353B  THR*     3.3    13.1    +      -       -      +
    355B  ALA      2.6    32.0    +      -       -      -
    356B  LYS*     4.4     1.3    -      -       -      +
    357B  LEU*     4.5    12.8    -      -       +      +
    362B  VAL*     3.4    30.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 348 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    344B  ILE*     2.9    31.9    +      -       -      +
    345B  GLU*     3.4     9.5    +      -       -      +
    347B  LYS*     1.3    83.8    +      -       -      +
    349B  LEU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    352B  GLY*     3.1    32.8    +      -       -      +
    353B  THR*     3.4    27.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 349 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    367A  ILE*     3.8    34.3    -      -       +      +
    370A  ILE*     3.7    33.0    -      -       +      -
    371A  ARG*     3.1    45.1    -      -       +      +
    374A  GLN*     3.8    12.6    +      -       -      +
    345B  GLU      3.1    11.6    +      -       -      +
    346B  LEU*     3.1    12.1    -      -       -      +
    348B  ASP*     1.3    80.2    -      -       -      +
    350B  VAL*     1.3    64.1    +      -       +      +
    352B  GLY      4.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    369B  TYR*     4.8     7.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 350 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    370A  ILE*     4.7     3.4    -      -       +      -
    346B  LEU      3.0    19.3    +      -       -      +
    347B  LYS*     3.2     9.8    +      -       -      +
    349B  LEU*     1.3    84.7    -      -       +      +
    351B  VAL*     1.3    68.9    +      -       +      +
    362B  VAL*     4.1    10.3    -      -       -      +
    365B  LYS*     3.7    37.9    +      -       +      +
    366B  ALA*     4.1    26.0    -      -       +      +
    369B  TYR*     4.2    21.5    -      -       +      -
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


   I  Hydrophilic      - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
                         (e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
  II  Acceptor         - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
 III  Donor            - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
  IV  Hydrophobic      - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
                         aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
                         a N or O atom
   V  Aromatic         - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other 
                         bonds formed by the atom
  VI  Neutral          - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
                         atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
                         or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
 VII  Neutral-donor    - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
                         atom of class III
VIII  Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only 
                         one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy is shown below:

Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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  Atomic class           I  II  III   IV   V   VI  VII  VIII
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   I  (Hydrophilic)      +   +    +    -   +   +    +    +
  II  (Acceptor)         +   -    +    -   +   +    +    -
 III  (Donor)            +   +    -    -   +   +    -    +
  IV  (Hydrophobic)      -   -    -    +   +   +    +    +
   V  (Aromatic)         +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
  VI  (Neutral)          +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
 VII  (Neutral-donor)    +   +    -    +   +   +    -    +
VIII  (Neutral-acceptor) +   -    +    +   +   +    +    -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases (see below) the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous. In these cases, the user is advised to manually analyse the full list of contacts using LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are 
   considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
   planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
   VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
   "hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
   "carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).

Please E-mail any questions and/or suggestions concerning this page to Vladimir.Sobolev@weizmann.ac.il