Contacts of the helix formed by residues 1 - 28 (chain D) in PDB entry 1D7G


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.
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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 SER 1 (chain D).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2D  GLU*     1.3    73.8    +      -       -      +
      3D  ARG*     3.2    11.3    -      -       -      +
      4D  ARG*     3.3    17.3    +      -       -      +
      5D  LYS*     3.3    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 2 (chain D). 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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      1D  SER*     1.3    83.9    +      -       -      +
      3D  ARG*     1.3    88.2    +      -       -      +
      5D  LYS*     3.4     5.5    +      -       -      +
      6D  GLU*     2.9    46.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 3 (chain D). 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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      5A    G      3.3    50.5    +      -       -      +
      1D  SER      3.2     5.7    -      -       -      +
      2D  GLU*     1.3    96.9    +      -       -      +
      4D  ARG*     1.3    96.9    +      -       -      +
      6D  GLU*     3.6     6.6    +      -       -      +
      7D  LYS*     3.1    30.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 4 (chain D). 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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      5A    G      3.0    34.4    +      -       -      -
      6A    C      3.3    14.4    -      -       -      +
      7A    C      5.0     0.8    -      -       -      +
     15B    G      5.4     4.2    +      -       -      -
     16B    G      3.4    33.1    +      -       -      -
     17B    G      3.9     3.6    +      -       -      -
      1D  SER*     3.3    18.0    +      -       -      +
      3D  ARG*     1.3   108.2    -      -       -      +
      5D  LYS*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
      7D  LYS*     3.3    15.0    +      -       -      +
      8D  SER*     3.3    14.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 5 (chain D). 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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     13B    T      3.2    34.2    -      -       -      +
     14B    A      3.0    74.0    +      -       +      +
     15B    G      5.6     1.6    -      -       +      +
      1D  SER      3.3    10.1    +      -       -      +
      2D  GLU*     3.6    10.1    -      -       -      +
      3D  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
      4D  ARG*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
      6D  GLU*     1.3    70.4    +      -       -      +
      7D  LYS      3.0     3.8    -      -       -      -
      8D  SER*     2.9    31.3    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG*     3.0    13.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 6 (chain D). 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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     13B    T      4.4    15.2    +      -       -      +
     14B    A      5.7     0.2    +      -       -      -
      2D  GLU*     2.9    42.4    +      -       -      +
      3D  ARG*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
      5D  LYS*     1.3    82.7    -      -       -      +
      7D  LYS*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG*     3.6    23.9    -      -       +      +
     10D  ASP*     3.1    14.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 7 (chain D). 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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      5A    G      3.8     3.8    -      -       +      +
      6A    C      2.9    84.3    +      -       +      +
      7A    C      3.6    17.5    -      -       +      +
      3D  ARG*     3.1    24.8    +      -       -      +
      4D  ARG*     3.3    14.8    -      -       -      +
      5D  LYS      2.9     1.4    +      -       -      -
      6D  GLU*     1.3    72.4    -      -       -      +
      8D  SER*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG      2.9     9.8    +      -       -      -
     10D  ASP*     2.9    41.1    +      -       -      +
     11D  ALA*     3.4     6.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 8 (chain D). 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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      7A    C      4.0     4.0    -      -       -      -
      8A    C      3.4    20.0    +      -       -      +
     13B    T      4.6     0.7    -      -       -      +
     14B    A      4.2     9.0    +      -       -      -
     15B    G      3.2    41.9    +      -       -      -
     16B    G      5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
      4D  ARG*     3.3     9.0    +      -       -      -
      5D  LYS*     2.9    33.5    +      -       -      +
      7D  LYS*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
      9D  ARG*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
     12D  ALA*     3.5    13.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 9 (chain D). 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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     12B    G      3.2    51.3    +      -       -      +
     13B    T      3.5    33.1    +      -       +      +
      5D  LYS*     3.0    13.6    +      -       -      +
      6D  GLU*     3.6    28.7    -      -       +      +
      7D  LYS      2.9     0.2    +      -       -      -
      8D  SER*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
     10D  ASP*     1.3    67.8    +      -       +      +
     12D  ALA*     3.2    17.5    +      -       -      +
     13D  ARG*     3.4    26.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 10 (chain D). 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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      6A    C      5.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
      6D  GLU      3.1    14.6    -      -       -      +
      7D  LYS*     2.9    38.7    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG*     1.3    80.7    -      -       +      +
     11D  ALA*     1.3    73.8    +      -       -      +
     13D  ARG*     3.2    26.2    +      -       -      +
     14D  SER*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 11 (chain D). 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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      6A    C      4.9     0.4    -      -       +      -
      7A    C      3.3    51.6    +      -       +      +
      8A    C      3.9    11.3    -      -       +      +
      7D  LYS*     3.4     9.5    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG      3.4     0.6    -      -       -      -
     10D  ASP*     1.3    83.1    +      -       -      +
     12D  ALA*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
     14D  SER*     3.3    18.0    +      -       -      -
     15D  ARG*     3.4    13.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 12 (chain D). 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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      8A    C      4.2     1.4    -      -       -      +
      9A    T      4.5     9.9    -      -       +      -
     13B    T      3.8    11.9    -      -       -      +
     14B    A      5.0     0.2    -      -       -      +
      8D  SER      3.5    15.1    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG      3.2     9.0    +      -       -      +
     11D  ALA*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
     13D  ARG*     1.3    84.4    +      -       -      +
     15D  ARG*     3.4    24.5    -      -       -      +
     16D  ARG*     3.0    27.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 13 (chain D). 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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     11B    C      5.0    13.6    +      -       -      -
     12B    G      2.7    44.0    +      -       -      -
     13B    T      3.3    25.9    +      -       -      +
      9D  ARG*     3.6    30.9    -      -       -      +
     10D  ASP*     3.2    11.4    +      -       -      +
     12D  ALA*     1.3    98.7    -      -       -      +
     14D  SER*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
     15D  ARG      3.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
     16D  ARG*     2.9    43.6    +      -       -      +
     17D  SER*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 14 (chain D). 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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      7A    C      5.2     9.0    +      -       -      -
      8A    C      5.6     2.9    +      -       -      -
     10D  ASP      3.3     5.6    +      -       -      -
     11D  ALA*     3.3    18.0    +      -       -      -
     13D  ARG*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
     15D  ARG*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
     17D  SER*     3.6     7.6    -      -       -      -
     18D  LYS*     3.4    20.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 15 (chain D). 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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      8A    C      4.7    15.5    +      -       +      +
      9A    T      2.7    78.5    +      -       +      +
     10A    A      3.4    17.2    +      -       -      +
     42C  LYS*     5.1     1.3    -      -       -      +
     11D  ALA      3.4     5.2    +      -       -      +
     12D  ALA*     3.4    19.0    +      -       -      +
     13D  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     14D  SER*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     16D  ARG*     1.4   115.9    +      -       -      +
     17D  SER      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     18D  LYS*     3.0    26.3    +      -       +      +
     19D  GLU*     3.0    45.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 16 (chain D). 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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     10A    A      3.3    16.7    +      -       -      +
     11A    C      3.7     9.5    -      -       -      +
     10B    A      5.8     3.6    -      -       +      -
     11B    C      3.2    37.8    -      -       +      +
     12B    G      2.7    43.8    +      -       -      -
     12D  ALA      3.0    25.9    +      -       -      +
     13D  ARG*     2.9    26.1    -      -       -      +
     15D  ARG*     1.4   110.7    -      -       -      +
     17D  SER*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
     19D  GLU*     3.3    12.6    +      -       -      +
     20D  SER*     3.0    36.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 17 (chain D). 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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     13D  ARG*     3.0    14.2    +      -       -      +
     14D  SER*     3.6    12.7    -      -       -      -
     16D  ARG*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     18D  LYS*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
     20D  SER*     3.4     5.8    +      -       -      -
     21D  GLU*     3.0    43.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 18 (chain D). 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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      8A    C      3.0    40.1    +      -       -      -
     42C  LYS*     3.5    22.5    -      -       +      +
     46C  LEU*     4.5    13.7    -      -       +      -
     47C  ARG*     3.3    42.0    -      -       +      +
     14D  SER      3.4     8.6    +      -       -      +
     15D  ARG*     3.0    21.0    +      -       +      +
     17D  SER*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
     19D  GLU*     1.3    69.3    +      -       +      +
     21D  GLU*     3.3    13.6    +      -       -      +
     22D  VAL*     3.0    32.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 19 (chain D). 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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      9A    T      4.9     8.9    +      -       -      +
     46C  LEU*     4.0    25.7    -      -       +      +
     15D  ARG*     3.0    45.3    +      -       +      +
     16D  ARG*     3.6    14.8    +      -       -      +
     18D  LYS*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
     20D  SER*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
     22D  VAL*     3.3     4.7    +      -       -      +
     23D  PHE*     2.9    53.9    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 20 (chain D). 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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     10B    A      3.8    27.2    +      -       -      -
     16D  ARG*     3.0    18.7    +      -       -      +
     17D  SER*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      -
     19D  GLU*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
     21D  GLU*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
     23D  PHE*     3.3    12.2    +      -       -      +
     24D  TYR*     2.9    29.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 21 (chain D). 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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     17D  SER*     3.0    39.0    +      -       -      +
     18D  LYS*     3.5    10.1    -      -       -      +
     20D  SER*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
     22D  VAL*     1.3    56.8    +      -       +      +
     24D  TYR*     3.2    11.2    +      -       +      +
     25D  GLU*     2.9    44.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 22 (chain D). 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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     46C  LEU*     4.3    46.7    -      -       +      +
     47C  ARG*     6.0     2.0    -      -       +      -
     49C  ALA*     5.4     4.7    -      -       +      -
     50C  VAL*     4.4    18.0    -      -       +      +
     18D  LYS*     3.0    26.1    +      -       +      +
     19D  GLU*     3.6     7.0    -      -       -      +
     21D  GLU*     1.3    72.2    -      -       +      +
     23D  PHE*     1.3    62.6    +      -       +      +
     25D  GLU*     3.5    14.8    +      -       -      +
     26D  LEU*     2.9    33.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 23 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     10B    A      5.7     4.9    -      -       -      -
     19C  MET*     5.4     4.9    -      -       -      -
     23C  ILE*     6.1     4.5    -      -       +      -
     46C  LEU*     6.0     7.9    -      -       +      -
     19D  GLU*     2.9    45.4    +      -       +      -
     20D  SER*     3.6    10.8    -      -       -      +
     22D  VAL*     1.3    78.6    -      -       +      +
     24D  TYR*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
     26D  LEU*     3.5    16.6    -      -       +      +
     27D  ALA*     3.0    27.4    +      -       -      +
     45D  VAL*     4.0    28.9    -      -       +      +
     46D  MET*     3.6    33.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 24 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     20D  SER      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
     21D  GLU*     3.2    10.9    +      -       +      +
     23D  PHE*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     25D  GLU*     1.3    58.5    -      -       +      +
     27D  ALA*     3.2    10.7    +      -       +      +
     28D  HIS*     2.9    72.9    +      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 25 (chain D). 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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     50C  VAL*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      +
     53C  MET*     5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
     21D  GLU*     2.9    34.8    +      -       -      +
     22D  VAL*     3.7    12.7    +      -       -      +
     24D  TYR*     1.3    72.3    -      -       +      +
     26D  LEU*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
     28D  HIS*     3.0    35.4    +      -       +      +
     29D  GLN*     3.4    19.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 26 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     50C  VAL*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
     53C  MET*     3.5    30.0    -      -       +      -
     22D  VAL*     2.9    20.9    +      -       +      +
     23D  PHE*     3.5    25.8    -      -       +      +
     25D  GLU*     1.3    73.4    -      -       -      +
     27D  ALA*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
     29D  GLN*     3.4    20.1    +      -       -      +
     30D  LEU*     3.7    11.4    -      -       -      +
     45D  VAL*     4.5    11.9    -      -       +      +
     46D  MET*     5.5     3.1    -      -       +      +
     49D  THR*     3.3    40.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 27 (chain D). 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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     23D  PHE      3.0    17.9    +      -       -      +
     24D  TYR*     3.2    16.5    +      -       +      +
     26D  LEU*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
     28D  HIS*     1.3    58.2    +      -       +      +
     29D  GLN      3.3     3.6    -      -       -      -
     30D  LEU*     3.2    32.4    -      -       +      +
     31D  PRO*     3.4    10.2    -      -       -      +
     45D  VAL*     4.3    19.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 28 (chain D). 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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     24D  TYR*     2.9    76.2    +      +       -      -
     25D  GLU*     3.0    22.4    +      -       +      +
     27D  ALA*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
     29D  GLN*     1.3    61.7    +      -       +      +
     31D  PRO*     3.3    23.8    -      -       +      +
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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).

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