Contacts of the helix formed by residues 408 - 431 (chain B) in PDB entry 2X1L


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 ALA 408 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    334B  PHE*     4.5     1.6    -      -       -      +
    403B  HIS*     2.6    26.3    +      -       -      +
    406B  VAL*     3.9    15.9    -      -       +      -
    407B  PRO*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    409B  MET*     1.3    64.4    +      -       -      +
    410B  HIS*     3.2    28.0    -      -       +      -
    411B  LEU*     3.1    27.7    +      -       +      +
    412B  ALA      3.4     7.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 409 (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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     28B  ALA*     3.9    20.9    -      -       +      +
     31B  ALA*     4.5     2.2    -      -       +      -
     32B  ILE*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      -
    329B  LEU*     4.0    34.1    -      -       +      +
    334B  PHE*     3.8    45.9    -      -       +      +
    404B  PHE*     3.8    31.9    -      -       +      -
    407B  PRO*     3.7    22.4    -      -       -      -
    408B  ALA*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    410B  HIS*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    412B  ALA*     3.2     9.9    +      -       -      +
    413B  LEU*     2.9    34.5    +      -       +      +
    468B  VAL*     5.7     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 410 (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  LEU      3.3    21.2    +      -       -      +
    330B  ARG*     4.1    12.2    -      -       -      +
    332B  VAL      3.9    10.5    -      -       -      +
    333B  PRO*     3.7    25.1    -      -       +      +
    334B  PHE*     3.1    30.4    +      -       +      +
    408B  ALA*     3.7    30.4    -      -       +      -
    409B  MET*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    411B  LEU*     1.3    85.1    +      -       +      +
    413B  LEU*     3.4     5.7    +      -       -      +
    414B  GLU*     3.0    41.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 411 (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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    403B  HIS*     3.6    33.0    +      -       +      +
    406B  VAL*     6.1     0.7    -      -       +      -
    408B  ALA*     3.1    20.7    +      -       +      +
    410B  HIS*     1.3   105.5    -      -       +      +
    412B  ALA*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    414B  GLU*     3.4    20.8    +      -       -      +
    415B  ALA*     3.0    28.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 412 (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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    400B  VAL*     3.9    15.3    -      -       +      +
    403B  HIS*     3.7    25.2    -      -       +      -
    404B  PHE*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      -
    408B  ALA      3.4     2.2    +      -       -      +
    409B  MET      3.2    10.4    +      -       -      +
    411B  LEU*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    413B  LEU*     1.3    58.3    +      -       +      +
    415B  ALA*     3.3     3.3    +      -       -      +
    416B  ILE*     3.1    35.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 413 (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  TYR*     3.9    24.5    -      -       +      -
    329B  LEU*     3.7    44.0    -      -       +      +
    330B  ARG*     3.8    24.2    -      -       +      +
    404B  PHE*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    409B  MET*     2.9    16.3    +      -       +      +
    410B  HIS      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    412B  ALA*     1.3    74.3    -      -       +      +
    414B  GLU*     1.3    60.8    +      -       -      +
    416B  ILE*     3.5     4.2    +      -       +      -
    417B  TRP*     3.0    37.0    +      -       +      +
    465B  LEU*     3.7    28.9    -      -       +      -
    468B  VAL*     4.0    20.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 414 (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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    330B  ARG*     3.5    39.7    +      -       -      +
    410B  HIS*     3.0    29.5    +      -       -      +
    411B  LEU*     3.6    24.3    -      -       -      +
    413B  LEU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    415B  ALA*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    417B  TRP*     3.8     1.2    -      -       -      +
    418B  SER*     2.9    30.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 415 (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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    396B  LEU*     3.6    17.1    -      -       +      +
    399B  ARG*     3.4    35.3    +      -       +      +
    400B  VAL*     4.7     1.8    -      -       +      -
    403B  HIS*     4.7     5.6    -      -       -      +
    411B  LEU      3.0    17.9    +      -       -      +
    412B  ALA*     3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    413B  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    414B  GLU*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    416B  ILE*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    418B  SER*     3.3     8.0    +      -       -      -
    419B  VAL*     3.3    18.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 416 (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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    396B  LEU*     4.0    16.8    -      -       +      -
    400B  VAL*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      -
    404B  PHE*     6.3     0.2    -      -       +      -
    412B  ALA*     3.1    20.1    +      -       +      +
    413B  LEU*     3.9     5.4    -      -       +      +
    415B  ALA*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    417B  TRP*     1.3    70.4    +      -       +      +
    419B  VAL*     3.2     5.7    +      -       -      +
    420B  LEU*     2.9    28.8    +      -       +      +
    461B  ALA*     4.1    27.3    -      -       +      +
    464B  LEU*     4.0    26.9    -      -       +      +
    465B  LEU*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 417 (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  TYR*     3.5    40.8    -      +       -      -
    330B  ARG*     4.5    13.2    -      -       -      +
    352B  ASP*     2.7    41.0    +      -       +      +
    353B  LEU*     3.7    18.4    -      -       +      -
    356B  GLU*     3.5    30.2    -      -       +      +
    357B  LEU*     3.8    26.0    -      -       +      -
    413B  LEU*     3.0    28.8    +      -       +      +
    414B  GLU      4.0     2.7    -      -       -      +
    416B  ILE*     1.3    75.9    -      -       +      +
    418B  SER*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    419B  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    420B  LEU*     3.7    15.2    -      -       +      +
    421B  GLY*     2.8    26.0    +      -       -      -
    465B  LEU*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    469B  MET*     4.4     1.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 418 (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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    399B  ARG*     5.6     2.9    -      -       -      -
    414B  GLU      2.9    18.5    +      -       -      -
    415B  ALA*     3.4    10.3    -      -       -      -
    416B  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    417B  TRP*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    419B  VAL*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
    421B  GLY*     3.5     1.8    +      -       -      -
    422B  ALA*     3.2    24.9    +      -       -      +
    425B  ARG*     4.7     4.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 419 (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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    389B  LEU*     4.2     5.6    -      -       +      +
    392B  ALA*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      +
    393B  ALA*     4.0    22.9    -      -       +      +
    396B  LEU*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      -
    399B  ARG*     5.4     3.4    -      -       -      +
    415B  ALA      3.3    11.4    +      -       -      +
    416B  ILE      3.2     8.4    +      -       -      +
    418B  SER*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    420B  LEU*     1.3    59.0    +      -       +      +
    422B  ALA*     3.2     7.8    +      -       -      +
    423B  ALA*     2.9    26.3    +      -       -      +
    457B  VAL*     4.0    19.1    -      -       +      -
    461B  ALA*     6.5     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 420 (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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    356B  GLU*     4.4     9.6    -      -       +      +
    357B  LEU*     3.9    29.4    -      -       +      -
    360B  LEU*     3.9    22.3    -      -       +      +
    416B  ILE*     2.9    26.2    +      -       +      +
    417B  TRP*     3.4    44.4    +      -       +      +
    419B  VAL*     1.3    76.7    -      -       +      +
    421B  GLY*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    423B  ALA*     3.4     5.9    +      -       -      +
    424B  ASN*     3.0    35.1    +      -       -      -
    457B  VAL*     4.9     9.0    -      -       +      +
    458B  VAL*     5.3     3.8    -      -       +      -
    461B  ALA*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      -
    465B  LEU*     4.9     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 421 (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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    356B  GLU*     3.9    20.4    -      -       -      -
    417B  TRP      2.8    16.9    +      -       -      -
    418B  SER*     3.9     2.7    -      -       -      -
    419B  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    420B  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    422B  ALA*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    424B  ASN*     3.3     3.3    +      -       -      +
    425B  ARG*     3.0    46.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 422 (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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    389B  LEU*     3.7    15.1    -      -       +      +
    392B  ALA*     5.8     4.5    -      -       +      -
    418B  SER      3.2    14.3    +      -       -      +
    419B  VAL*     3.5    10.1    -      -       -      +
    421B  GLY*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    423B  ALA*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    425B  ARG*     3.4    23.6    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     2.8    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 423 (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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    360B  LEU*     4.0    19.1    -      -       +      +
    389B  LEU*     3.6    16.5    -      -       +      +
    419B  VAL      2.9    13.2    +      -       -      +
    420B  LEU      3.6     9.2    -      -       -      +
    422B  ALA*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    424B  ASN*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     3.6     6.5    -      -       -      +
    427B  PHE*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      +
    454B  THR*     5.2     5.0    -      -       +      +
    457B  VAL*     3.8    25.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 424 (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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    355B  ASN      5.1     1.4    -      -       -      +
    356B  GLU*     2.9    50.0    +      -       -      +
    360B  LEU*     3.4    29.6    +      -       -      +
    363B  ARG*     4.0    13.7    +      -       -      +
    420B  LEU      3.0    19.2    +      -       -      -
    421B  GLY      3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    423B  ALA*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    425B  ARG*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    427B  PHE*     3.4     3.5    +      -       -      +
    428B  SER*     3.0    32.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 425 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    418B  SER      4.7     3.4    +      -       -      -
    421B  GLY*     3.0    32.2    +      -       -      +
    422B  ALA*     3.4    25.8    +      -       -      +
    424B  ASN*     1.3    73.1    -      -       +      +
    426B  TYR*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    428B  SER*     3.9     5.7    -      -       -      -
    429B  ALA*     3.1    30.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 426 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    385B  GLU*     4.0    22.7    -      -       +      -
    386B  ASP*     2.5    35.1    +      -       -      -
    389B  LEU*     3.6    28.5    -      -       +      -
    422B  ALA      2.8    18.0    +      -       -      +
    423B  ALA*     3.6     5.4    -      -       +      +
    425B  ARG*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    427B  PHE*     1.3    67.1    +      -       -      +
    429B  ALA*     3.4     4.4    +      -       -      +
    430B  GLN*     3.1    52.9    +      -       +      +
    450B  VAL*     3.5    39.7    -      -       +      +
    453B  THR*     3.6    12.8    -      -       +      -
    454B  THR*     3.8    16.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 427 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360B  LEU*     4.5     7.9    -      -       +      -
    363B  ARG*     3.7    52.3    -      -       +      +
    364B  SER*     4.3    19.3    -      -       -      -
    367B  MET*     4.1    17.3    -      -       +      -
    423B  ALA      2.9    18.1    +      -       -      +
    424B  ASN*     3.4     8.3    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     1.3    80.9    -      -       -      +
    428B  SER*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    430B  GLN*     4.9     2.2    -      -       -      -
    431B  GLU      3.5     1.9    +      -       -      -
    432B  PRO*     3.3    53.5    -      -       +      +
    433B  TRP*     3.7    10.2    -      +       -      -
    450B  VAL*     4.9     2.2    -      -       +      -
    451B  LEU*     4.4     9.6    -      -       +      -
    454B  THR*     3.7    27.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 428 (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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    363B  ARG*     4.5    11.4    +      -       -      -
    424B  ASN      3.0    17.6    +      -       -      -
    425B  ARG*     3.9     6.5    -      -       -      -
    426B  TYR      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    427B  PHE*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    429B  ALA*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    431B  GLU*     3.4    20.8    +      -       -      +
    433B  TRP*     3.7    16.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 429 (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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    425B  ARG      3.1    18.8    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     4.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    428B  SER*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    430B  GLN*     1.3    66.6    +      -       +      +
    431B  GLU*     3.6     9.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 430 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    385B  GLU*     4.2    19.6    +      -       -      +
    426B  TYR*     3.1    44.0    +      -       +      +
    427B  PHE      4.3     2.0    -      -       -      +
    428B  SER      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    429B  ALA*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    431B  GLU*     1.3    71.8    +      -       -      +
    432B  PRO      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    435B  LEU*     3.4    17.7    -      -       -      +
    446B  ARG*     3.2    36.2    +      -       -      +
    450B  VAL*     3.4    34.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 431 (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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    427B  PHE      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
    428B  SER      3.4    20.9    +      -       -      +
    429B  ALA      3.3     6.8    -      -       -      +
    430B  GLN*     1.3    81.3    -      -       -      +
    432B  PRO*     1.4    67.1    -      -       -      +
    433B  TRP*     3.2    22.7    +      -       +      -
    434B  VAL*     3.1    40.6    +      -       +      +
    435B  LEU*     3.2    11.8    +      -       +      +
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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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