Contacts of the helix formed by residues 499 - 526 (chain D) in PDB entry 1NKP


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 MET 499 (chain D).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    500D  ASN*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    501D  VAL*     3.2     7.7    +      -       -      +
    502D  LYS*     3.3    40.7    +      -       +      +
    503D  ARG*     2.9    24.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 500 (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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    499D  MET*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    501D  VAL*     1.3    65.4    +      -       +      +
    503D  ARG*     2.7    41.4    +      -       -      +
    504D  ARG*     3.0    42.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 501 (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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    499D  MET      3.2     5.1    -      -       -      +
    500D  ASN*     1.3    76.7    -      -       +      +
    502D  LYS*     1.3    72.2    +      -       +      +
    504D  ARG*     3.1     8.8    +      -       -      +
    505D  THR*     2.9    33.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 502 (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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    499D  MET*     3.3    41.9    +      -       +      +
    501D  VAL*     1.3    82.5    -      -       +      +
    503D  ARG*     1.3    53.4    +      -       -      +
    505D  THR*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      -
    506D  HIS*     2.8    36.9    +      -       -      +
    803J    A      5.1     1.8    -      -       -      -
    804J    G      3.3    42.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 503 (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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    499D  MET      2.9    18.1    +      -       -      +
    500D  ASN*     2.7    37.2    +      -       -      +
    502D  LYS*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    504D  ARG*     1.3    69.6    +      -       -      +
    506D  HIS*     3.3     7.1    +      -       -      +
    507D  ASN*     3.0    42.0    +      -       -      +
    611H    G      5.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    612H    T      2.7    56.8    +      -       +      +
    613H    G      5.9     2.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 504 (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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    500D  ASN*     3.0    29.7    +      -       -      +
    501D  VAL*     3.1     9.8    +      -       -      +
    503D  ARG*     1.3    83.4    -      -       -      +
    505D  THR*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    507D  ASN*     3.2     9.7    +      -       +      +
    508D  VAL*     3.1    32.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 505 (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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    501D  VAL*     2.9    22.0    +      -       -      +
    502D  LYS*     3.5    10.7    -      -       -      -
    504D  ARG*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    506D  HIS*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    508D  VAL*     3.4     5.4    +      -       +      +
    509D  LEU*     3.0    43.4    +      -       +      +
    805J    T      5.2     8.3    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 506 (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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    502D  LYS      2.8    17.2    +      -       -      +
    503D  ARG*     3.5     9.3    -      -       -      +
    505D  THR*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    507D  ASN*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    509D  LEU*     4.0     8.4    -      -       +      +
    510D  GLU*     3.0    26.1    +      -       +      +
    612H    T      3.6    25.1    +      +       +      +
    613H    G      2.9    51.5    +      +       -      -
    614H    C      4.0     5.5    +      -       -      -
    806J    A      5.9     2.9    -      -       -      -
    807J    G      3.8    13.1    +      -       -      -
    808J    C      4.7     1.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 507 (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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    503D  ARG*     3.0    26.5    +      -       -      +
    504D  ARG*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    506D  HIS*     1.3    78.6    +      -       -      +
    508D  VAL*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    510D  GLU*     3.8     1.7    -      -       -      +
    511D  ARG*     2.9    29.4    +      -       -      +
    514D  ARG*     4.7     1.4    +      -       -      -
    611H    G      3.4    40.6    +      -       -      +
    612H    T      2.7    51.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 508 (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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    504D  ARG*     3.1    25.9    +      -       +      +
    505D  THR*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
    507D  ASN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    509D  LEU*     1.3    68.3    +      -       +      +
    511D  ARG*     3.2    24.2    +      -       -      +
    512D  GLN*     3.0    40.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 509 (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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    505D  THR*     3.0    37.1    +      -       +      +
    506D  HIS*     4.0     8.5    -      -       +      +
    508D  VAL*     1.3    78.7    -      -       +      +
    510D  GLU*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    512D  GLN*     3.2    21.1    +      -       +      +
    513D  ARG*     2.8    28.5    +      -       -      +
    805J    T      5.4     9.4    -      -       +      +
    806J    A      4.3    23.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 510 (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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    506D  HIS*     3.0    23.8    +      -       +      +
    507D  ASN      3.8     2.0    -      -       -      +
    509D  LEU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    511D  ARG*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    513D  ARG*     2.9    42.5    +      -       -      +
    514D  ARG*     3.0    56.4    +      -       -      +
    612H    T      3.2    25.8    -      -       +      +
    807J    G      4.4     3.8    -      -       -      +
    808J    C      3.1    23.9    +      -       -      -
    809J    A      3.5    12.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 511 (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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    507D  ASN      2.9    18.9    +      -       -      +
    508D  VAL*     3.6    25.1    -      -       -      +
    510D  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    512D  GLN*     1.3    66.2    +      -       +      +
    514D  ARG*     3.4    17.7    +      -       -      +
    515D  ASN*     3.0    37.7    +      -       -      +
    610H    C      3.4    35.6    +      -       -      +
    611H    G      4.5     9.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 512 (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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    508D  VAL*     3.0    30.1    +      -       +      +
    509D  LEU*     3.2    27.7    +      -       +      +
    511D  ARG*     1.3    81.9    -      -       +      +
    513D  ARG*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    515D  ASN*     3.2     8.1    +      -       -      +
    516D  GLU*     2.9    24.9    +      -       -      +
    519D  ARG*     4.8     2.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 513 (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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    509D  LEU      2.8    14.0    +      -       -      +
    510D  GLU*     2.9    42.5    +      -       -      +
    512D  GLN*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    514D  ARG*     1.3    69.8    +      -       -      +
    516D  GLU*     3.2    10.1    +      -       -      +
    517D  LEU*     3.0    45.2    +      -       +      +
    739E  ARG*     4.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    807J    G      3.7    28.7    -      -       -      +
    808J    C      3.2    46.7    +      -       -      +
    809J    A      5.0     3.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 514 (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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    507D  ASN      4.7     1.0    +      -       -      -
    510D  GLU*     3.0    42.3    +      -       -      +
    511D  ARG*     3.7    25.6    -      -       -      +
    512D  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    513D  ARG*     1.3    82.8    -      -       -      +
    515D  ASN*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    517D  LEU*     3.2    11.7    +      -       +      +
    518D  LYS*     2.9    27.4    +      -       -      +
    609H    A      4.2     8.5    -      -       +      -
    610H    C      2.8    84.1    +      -       -      +
    611H    G      3.1    29.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 515 (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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    511D  ARG*     3.0    39.5    +      -       -      +
    512D  GLN*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    514D  ARG*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    516D  GLU*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    518D  LYS*     3.3    23.3    +      -       -      +
    519D  ARG*     3.1    34.3    +      -       -      +
    609H    A      5.8     2.0    -      -       -      -
    610H    C      4.6    13.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 516 (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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    512D  GLN      2.9    16.6    +      -       -      +
    513D  ARG*     3.2     8.8    +      -       -      +
    515D  ASN*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    517D  LEU*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    519D  ARG*     3.2    33.4    +      -       -      +
    520D  SER*     3.0    34.4    +      -       -      +
    740E  ALA*     4.0    20.3    -      -       +      +
    744E  ASP*     5.4     2.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 517 (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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    513D  ARG*     3.0    40.8    +      -       +      +
    514D  ARG*     3.2    12.8    +      -       +      +
    516D  GLU*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    518D  LYS*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    520D  SER*     3.2     4.6    +      -       -      -
    521D  PHE*     2.9    52.2    +      -       +      -
    739E  ARG*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      +
    740E  ALA*     3.6    39.7    -      -       +      +
    743E  LEU*     4.1     7.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 518 (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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    514D  ARG      2.9    12.8    +      -       -      +
    515D  ASN*     3.4    27.1    -      -       -      +
    517D  LEU*     1.3    78.8    -      -       -      +
    519D  ARG*     1.3    61.3    +      -       +      +
    521D  PHE*     3.3     8.3    +      -       -      +
    522D  PHE*     2.8    66.4    +      -       +      -
    539D  LYS*     5.7     5.4    -      -       -      +
    609H    A      3.2    34.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 519 (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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    512D  GLN      4.8     2.0    +      -       -      -
    515D  ASN*     3.1    15.6    +      -       -      +
    516D  GLU*     3.2    43.9    +      -       -      +
    518D  LYS*     1.3    77.7    -      -       +      +
    520D  SER*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    522D  PHE*     3.3    13.8    +      -       +      +
    523D  ALA*     3.0    23.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 520 (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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    516D  GLU*     3.0    18.4    +      -       -      +
    517D  LEU*     3.2    11.0    +      -       -      -
    519D  ARG*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    521D  PHE*     1.3    65.0    -      -       -      +
    523D  ALA*     3.3     6.7    +      -       -      +
    524D  LEU*     3.1    22.9    +      -       -      +
    740E  ALA*     4.5     8.7    +      -       -      +
    743E  LEU*     3.7    21.5    -      -       -      +
    744E  ASP*     3.1    31.3    +      -       -      +
    747E  THR*     4.6     1.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 521 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    517D  LEU*     2.9    43.1    +      -       +      -
    518D  LYS*     3.3    10.5    +      -       -      +
    520D  SER*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    522D  PHE*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
    524D  LEU*     3.3     5.5    +      -       -      +
    525D  ARG*     2.9    30.5    +      -       -      +
    539D  LYS*     3.5    59.2    -      -       +      +
    542D  ILE*     4.1    26.7    -      -       +      +
    543D  LEU*     4.0     9.4    -      -       +      -
    718E  ILE*     5.7     1.1    -      -       +      -
    722E  PHE*     3.8    25.6    -      +       -      -
    743E  LEU*     3.7    28.2    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 522 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    518D  LYS*     2.8    62.3    +      -       +      -
    519D  ARG*     3.4    15.0    -      -       +      +
    520D  SER      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    521D  PHE*     1.3    84.6    -      -       +      +
    523D  ALA*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
    525D  ARG*     3.3    37.5    +      -       -      +
    526D  ASP*     3.0    31.2    +      -       -      +
    542D  ILE*     5.8     2.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 523 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    519D  ARG      3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    520D  SER*     3.3    10.7    +      -       -      +
    522D  PHE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    524D  LEU*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    526D  ASP*     3.5     9.8    +      -       -      +
    527D  GLN*     3.4    22.9    -      -       -      +
    744E  ASP*     5.6     2.5    -      -       -      +
    747E  THR*     3.7    14.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 524 (chain D). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    520D  SER      3.1    12.2    +      -       -      +
    521D  PHE*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    523D  ALA*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    525D  ARG*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
    527D  GLN*     3.0    13.6    +      -       +      +
    528D  ILE*     3.4    13.9    -      -       +      +
    542D  ILE*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      +
    543D  LEU*     4.8     1.1    -      -       +      -
    546D  ALA*     3.9    19.7    -      -       +      -
    725E  LEU*     4.0    10.8    -      -       +      -
    743E  LEU*     3.6    31.9    -      -       +      +
    746E  ALA*     4.1     2.9    -      -       +      -
    747E  THR*     3.2    30.7    +      -       -      +
    750E  ILE*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 525 (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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    521D  PHE      2.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
    522D  PHE*     3.6    45.2    -      -       -      +
    524D  LEU*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    526D  ASP*     1.3    82.2    +      -       -      +
    527D  GLN      3.1     1.2    +      -       -      -
    528D  ILE*     3.1    26.5    +      -       -      +
    531D  LEU*     3.7    27.0    -      -       +      +
    534D  ASN*     5.1     2.2    -      -       -      +
    537D  ALA*     4.1    20.3    +      -       +      +
    542D  ILE*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 526 (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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    522D  PHE      3.0    23.6    +      -       -      +
    523D  ALA*     3.8     8.1    -      -       -      +
    524D  LEU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    525D  ARG*     1.3   100.4    +      -       -      +
    527D  GLN*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    528D  ILE      3.4     1.8    +      -       -      -
    532D  GLU*     4.9     8.4    -      -       -      +
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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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