Contacts of the helix formed by residues 225 - 246 (chain B) in PDB entry 2BTO


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 THR 225 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    223B  SER      4.0     8.5    -      -       -      +
    224B  PRO*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    226B  VAL*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    227B  ASP*     3.6    15.8    +      -       -      +
    228B  ASP*     2.9    32.8    +      -       -      +
    229B  LEU*     3.3    17.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 226 (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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     17B  GLN*     3.9    13.9    -      -       -      +
    225B  THR*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    227B  ASP*     1.3    72.7    +      -       -      +
    229B  LEU*     3.3    12.9    +      -       +      +
    230B  ASN*     2.9    37.0    +      -       -      +
   1433B  GTP      3.4    49.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 227 (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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     35A  LEU*     5.9     2.8    -      -       -      +
     17B  GLN*     5.9     1.4    -      -       -      -
    225B  THR*     3.2    11.5    +      -       -      +
    226B  VAL*     1.3    87.8    -      -       -      +
    228B  ASP*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    230B  ASN*     3.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
    231B  LEU*     3.2    27.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 228 (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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    215B  ALA*     4.5    16.6    -      -       +      -
    219B  TRP*     3.7    16.6    -      -       +      -
    221B  ILE*     3.7    19.6    -      -       -      +
    224B  PRO*     3.4     8.2    -      -       +      +
    225B  THR*     2.9    36.6    +      -       -      +
    227B  ASP*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    229B  LEU*     1.3    66.5    +      -       -      +
    231B  LEU*     3.3    28.6    +      -       -      +
    232B  LEU*     3.6     5.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 229 (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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    208B  ASN*     3.7    32.3    -      -       +      +
    211B  LEU*     3.7    38.6    -      -       +      +
    212B  PHE*     3.7    18.2    -      -       +      +
    215B  ALA*     4.2    11.0    -      -       +      -
    224B  PRO*     4.5     6.5    -      -       +      -
    225B  THR      3.3    16.3    +      -       -      +
    226B  VAL*     3.3    13.9    +      -       +      +
    228B  ASP*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    230B  ASN*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    232B  LEU*     3.4    12.2    +      -       -      +
    233B  ILE*     3.3    23.8    +      -       -      +
   1433B  GTP      3.7    17.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 230 (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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     17B  GLN*     4.0    18.4    +      -       -      +
     18B  ILE*     3.2    22.4    -      -       +      +
     21B  SER*     4.7    10.3    -      -       -      +
    226B  VAL*     2.9    23.6    +      -       -      +
    227B  ASP*     3.7    11.0    +      -       -      +
    228B  ASP      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    229B  LEU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    231B  LEU*     1.3    57.3    +      -       +      +
    233B  ILE*     3.3     6.0    +      -       -      +
    234B  THR*     2.6    41.3    +      -       -      +
   1433B  GTP      2.6    45.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 231 (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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     21B  SER*     4.8    10.1    -      -       -      +
    219B  TRP*     4.2    21.8    -      -       +      -
    227B  ASP      3.2    17.2    +      -       -      +
    228B  ASP*     3.3    17.7    +      -       -      +
    230B  ASN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    232B  LEU*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    234B  THR*     3.3     5.1    +      -       +      -
    235B  GLU*     3.1    32.9    +      -       +      +
    282B  PRO*     4.5    16.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 232 (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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    211B  LEU*     3.7    42.4    -      -       +      +
    214B  LEU*     4.2    13.0    -      -       +      -
    215B  ALA*     4.6     6.1    -      -       +      +
    219B  TRP*     3.7    31.9    -      -       +      -
    228B  ASP      3.6     5.8    +      -       -      +
    229B  LEU*     3.4    11.1    +      -       -      +
    230B  ASN      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    231B  LEU*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    233B  ILE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    235B  GLU*     3.6    10.6    +      -       -      +
    236B  ALA      3.3    15.4    +      -       -      -
    279B  LEU*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    306B  PHE*     3.3    28.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 233 (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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     18B  ILE*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
    173B  VAL*     4.2    10.5    -      -       +      -
    206B  PHE*     3.8    34.8    -      -       +      -
    211B  LEU*     3.7    27.6    -      -       +      -
    229B  LEU      3.3    12.4    +      -       -      +
    230B  ASN*     3.3     8.0    +      -       -      +
    231B  LEU      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    232B  LEU*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    234B  THR*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    236B  ALA*     3.2     3.6    +      -       -      +
    237B  LEU*     2.9    46.7    +      -       +      +
   1433B  GTP      3.8    18.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 234 (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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     18B  ILE*     4.5     5.7    +      -       -      +
     21B  SER*     2.9    35.1    +      -       -      +
     22B  PHE*     3.9    13.8    +      -       +      +
     25B  THR*     3.4    30.5    -      -       +      +
    230B  ASN*     2.6    24.9    +      -       -      +
    231B  LEU*     3.7     6.3    -      -       +      -
    232B  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    233B  ILE*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    235B  GLU*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    237B  LEU*     3.3     8.6    +      -       -      +
    238B  ALA*     2.8    34.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 235 (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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     25B  THR*     6.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    219B  TRP*     5.0     9.4    -      -       -      -
    231B  LEU*     3.1    20.8    +      -       +      +
    232B  LEU*     3.7    18.4    -      -       -      +
    234B  THR*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    236B  ALA*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    238B  ALA*     3.4     6.3    +      -       -      +
    239B  GLY*     2.9    26.5    +      -       -      -
    276B  PHE*     3.3    38.6    -      -       +      +
    278B  PRO      4.8     1.0    -      -       -      +
    279B  LEU*     5.2     0.3    -      -       -      +
    282B  PRO*     6.1     1.0    -      -       -      +
    365B  SER*     4.1    10.2    +      -       -      +
    366B  HIS*     2.6    36.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 236 (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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    206B  PHE*     4.2    14.4    -      -       +      -
    232B  LEU      3.3     9.7    +      -       -      +
    233B  ILE      3.2     8.5    +      -       -      +
    235B  GLU*     1.3    80.1    -      -       -      +
    237B  LEU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    239B  GLY*     3.3     1.2    +      -       -      -
    240B  ILE*     2.8    37.5    +      -       +      +
    274B  CYS*     4.3    10.3    -      -       -      -
    276B  PHE*     4.2     8.0    -      -       +      -
    306B  PHE*     4.0    16.6    -      -       +      -
    371B  VAL*     3.8    16.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 237 (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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     18B  ILE*     4.0    16.8    -      -       +      -
     22B  PHE*     3.7    24.7    -      -       +      -
    138B  ILE*     5.7     3.6    -      -       +      -
    140B  LEU*     4.0    22.4    -      -       +      -
    171B  CYS*     3.8    27.6    -      -       +      -
    206B  PHE*     4.1    14.1    -      -       +      -
    233B  ILE*     2.9    37.5    +      -       +      +
    234B  THR*     3.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
    236B  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    238B  ALA*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    240B  ILE*     3.4    10.4    +      -       +      +
    241B  THR*     2.8    42.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 238 (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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     22B  PHE*     4.3     7.1    -      -       +      -
     25B  THR*     4.2    15.3    -      -       +      -
     26B  VAL*     5.3     2.0    -      -       +      -
     29B  GLU*     3.5    23.1    -      -       -      +
    234B  THR*     2.8    21.2    +      -       +      +
    235B  GLU*     3.6     7.2    -      -       -      +
    237B  LEU*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
    239B  GLY*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    241B  THR*     3.2     6.0    +      -       -      -
    242B  ALA*     2.9    17.2    +      -       -      +
    245B  ARG*     2.9    23.0    +      -       -      +
    324B  ARG*     4.0     5.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 239 (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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    235B  GLU      2.9    15.3    +      -       -      -
    236B  ALA      3.6     3.4    -      -       -      -
    238B  ALA*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    240B  ILE*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    242B  ALA*     3.5    13.7    +      -       -      +
    243B  SER*     4.6     2.4    +      -       -      -
    276B  PHE*     5.6     1.1    -      -       -      -
    322B  LEU*     4.5    11.4    -      -       -      +
    324B  ARG*     4.3    20.1    -      -       -      +
    359B  VAL*     5.8     0.3    -      -       -      +
    369B  SER*     5.9     0.2    -      -       -      -
    371B  VAL*     4.0    16.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 240 (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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    138B  ILE*     6.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
    169B  LEU*     5.7     9.2    -      -       +      -
    204B  LEU*     3.7    29.6    -      -       +      -
    236B  ALA*     2.8    33.5    +      -       +      +
    237B  LEU*     4.0    10.5    -      -       +      +
    239B  GLY*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    241B  THR*     1.3    65.3    -      -       +      +
    242B  ALA      3.5     0.3    +      -       -      -
    243B  SER*     3.7    12.1    +      -       -      -
    244B  MET*     3.6    15.9    -      -       +      +
    259B  LEU*     4.0    24.7    -      -       +      +
    274B  CYS*     5.2     0.7    -      -       +      -
    322B  LEU*     3.9    15.7    -      -       +      +
    371B  VAL*     3.8    18.8    -      -       +      -
    373B  LEU*     3.8    14.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with THR 241 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     22B  PHE*     3.8    12.0    -      -       +      -
     52B  PHE*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
    138B  ILE*     4.2    19.1    -      -       +      -
    237B  LEU*     2.8    28.0    +      -       +      +
    238B  ALA*     3.2     5.9    +      -       -      -
    240B  ILE*     1.3    82.6    -      -       +      +
    242B  ALA*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    243B  SER      3.3     0.7    -      -       -      -
    244B  MET*     2.9    25.2    +      -       +      +
    245B  ARG*     3.1    32.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 242 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    238B  ALA      2.9    16.4    +      -       -      +
    239B  GLY      3.6     9.2    -      -       -      +
    240B  ILE      3.3     1.2    -      -       -      -
    241B  THR*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    243B  SER*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    244B  MET      3.1     1.4    +      -       -      -
    245B  ARG*     3.1    17.2    +      -       -      +
    246B  PHE*     3.3    18.5    +      -       +      +
    324B  ARG*     3.8    33.7    -      -       +      +
    359B  VAL*     3.7    20.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 243 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    239B  GLY      4.6     2.5    +      -       -      -
    240B  ILE      3.7    13.1    +      -       -      -
    241B  THR      3.3     0.6    -      -       -      -
    242B  ALA*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    244B  MET*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    245B  ARG      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    246B  PHE      4.1     7.1    -      -       -      +
    251B  THR*     5.5     1.1    -      -       -      +
    252B  VAL      4.1     8.3    -      -       -      -
    253B  GLU*     3.6    10.6    -      -       -      +
    254B  ILE*     3.3    48.4    +      -       -      +
    259B  LEU*     5.9     1.2    -      -       -      +
    322B  LEU*     4.4    17.5    -      -       -      +
    357B  GLY*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    359B  VAL*     3.6    15.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 244 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      3B  VAL*     5.4     2.1    -      -       -      +
      4B  ASN*     5.0     5.1    -      -       +      +
      6B  THR*     4.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
     48B  ASN*     4.6     5.6    +      -       -      +
     51B  SER*     3.2    20.8    +      -       -      -
     52B  PHE*     4.3    21.3    -      -       +      -
    138B  ILE*     5.4     4.5    -      -       +      -
    240B  ILE*     3.6    24.0    -      -       +      +
    241B  THR*     2.9    20.3    +      -       +      +
    243B  SER*     1.3    80.0    -      -       -      +
    245B  ARG*     1.3    60.1    +      -       -      +
    246B  PHE      3.6     1.8    -      -       -      -
    254B  ILE      3.4    17.9    -      -       -      +
    255B  SER*     4.7     1.6    -      -       -      -
    256B  LEU*     4.0    42.6    -      -       +      +
    259B  LEU*     4.2    15.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 245 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     26B  VAL*     4.0    19.0    -      -       -      +
     29B  GLU*     2.8    36.8    +      -       -      +
     30B  HIS*     3.1    47.5    +      -       +      +
     48B  ASN*     2.9    25.3    +      -       -      -
     51B  SER*     3.7     7.0    -      -       -      +
     52B  PHE*     3.4    40.4    -      -       +      -
    238B  ALA*     2.9    31.3    +      -       -      +
    241B  THR*     3.1    25.1    +      -       -      +
    242B  ALA*     3.1     8.6    +      -       -      +
    244B  MET*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    246B  PHE*     1.3    73.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 246 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29B  GLU*     3.4    27.1    -      -       +      -
     30B  HIS*     3.9    15.7    -      +       -      -
     46B  ARG*     4.6     3.1    -      -       +      -
     47B  GLY*     3.7    18.4    -      -       -      -
     48B  ASN*     3.5    12.8    +      -       -      +
    242B  ALA*     3.3    19.4    +      -       -      +
    243B  SER      4.1     7.3    -      -       -      +
    244B  MET      3.6     1.1    -      -       -      -
    245B  ARG*     1.3   114.6    -      -       +      +
    247B  SER*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    251B  THR*     3.8    12.7    -      -       +      +
    253B  GLU*     3.9     9.4    -      -       -      +
    324B  ARG*     3.8     7.2    -      -       -      -
    359B  VAL*     4.0    17.7    -      -       +      -
    361B  GLN*     3.7    42.8    -      -       +      +
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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
------------------------------------------------------------
   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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