Contacts of the helix formed by residues 408 - 431 (chain C) 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 C).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    334C  PHE*     4.5     2.5    -      -       -      +
    403C  HIS*     2.6    23.7    +      -       +      +
    406C  VAL*     4.0    16.2    -      -       +      -
    407C  PRO*     1.3    74.3    -      -       -      +
    409C  MET*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    410C  HIS*     3.2    28.0    -      -       +      -
    411C  LEU*     3.1    28.2    +      -       +      +
    412C  ALA      3.4     6.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 409 (chain C). 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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     28C  ALA*     3.9    25.4    -      -       +      +
     31C  ALA*     4.5     2.9    -      -       +      -
     32C  ILE*     3.9    13.7    -      -       +      -
    329C  LEU*     4.0    33.0    -      -       +      +
    334C  PHE*     3.8    41.6    -      -       +      +
    404C  PHE*     3.7    32.3    -      -       +      -
    407C  PRO*     3.8    22.9    -      -       -      -
    408C  ALA*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    410C  HIS*     1.3    61.7    +      -       -      +
    412C  ALA*     3.2    10.8    +      -       -      +
    413C  LEU*     3.0    28.3    +      -       +      +
    468C  VAL*     5.6     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 410 (chain C). 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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    329C  LEU      3.2    21.6    +      -       -      +
    330C  ARG*     4.1    13.4    -      -       -      +
    332C  VAL      4.0    10.3    -      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     3.6    27.9    -      -       +      +
    334C  PHE*     3.1    30.4    +      -       +      +
    408C  ALA*     3.7    28.3    -      -       +      -
    409C  MET*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
    411C  LEU*     1.3    86.1    +      -       +      +
    413C  LEU*     3.4     4.1    +      -       -      +
    414C  GLU*     3.0    42.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 411 (chain C). 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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    403C  HIS*     3.6    36.9    +      -       +      +
    406C  VAL*     6.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
    408C  ALA*     3.1    18.2    +      -       +      +
    410C  HIS*     1.3   107.2    -      -       +      +
    412C  ALA*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    414C  GLU*     3.6    20.4    +      -       +      +
    415C  ALA*     3.0    28.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 412 (chain C). 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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    400C  VAL*     4.0    15.3    -      -       +      +
    403C  HIS*     3.9    17.4    -      -       +      -
    404C  PHE*     3.7    33.0    -      -       +      -
    408C  ALA      3.4     3.2    +      -       -      +
    409C  MET      3.2    11.1    +      -       -      +
    411C  LEU*     1.3    78.9    -      -       -      +
    413C  LEU*     1.3    57.3    +      -       +      +
    415C  ALA*     3.3     3.3    +      -       -      +
    416C  ILE*     3.1    36.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 413 (chain C). 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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    326C  TYR*     3.9    26.9    -      -       +      +
    329C  LEU*     3.7    42.6    -      -       +      +
    330C  ARG*     3.8    22.7    -      -       +      +
    409C  MET      3.0    15.0    +      -       -      +
    410C  HIS      3.8     3.8    -      -       -      +
    412C  ALA*     1.3    74.7    -      -       +      +
    414C  GLU*     1.3    60.9    +      -       -      +
    416C  ILE*     3.5     4.2    +      -       +      -
    417C  TRP*     3.0    37.0    +      -       +      +
    465C  LEU*     3.6    29.2    -      -       +      -
    468C  VAL*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 414 (chain C). 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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    330C  ARG*     3.4    43.5    +      -       -      +
    333C  PRO*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    410C  HIS*     3.0    33.7    +      -       -      +
    411C  LEU*     3.8    21.2    -      -       +      +
    413C  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    415C  ALA*     1.3    58.3    +      -       -      +
    417C  TRP*     3.5     4.4    +      -       -      +
    418C  SER*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 415 (chain C). 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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    396C  LEU*     3.6    17.1    -      -       +      +
    399C  ARG*     3.8    34.1    +      -       +      +
    400C  VAL*     4.9     3.4    -      -       +      -
    403C  HIS*     4.8     8.3    -      -       +      +
    411C  LEU      3.0    18.8    +      -       -      +
    412C  ALA*     3.5     7.4    -      -       -      +
    414C  GLU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    416C  ILE*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
    418C  SER*     3.4     8.4    +      -       -      -
    419C  VAL*     3.4    17.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 416 (chain C). 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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    396C  LEU*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      -
    400C  VAL*     4.1    17.5    -      -       +      -
    404C  PHE*     6.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
    412C  ALA*     3.1    22.2    +      -       +      +
    413C  LEU*     3.9     5.8    -      -       +      +
    415C  ALA*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    417C  TRP*     1.3    72.7    +      -       +      +
    419C  VAL*     3.1     6.8    +      -       -      +
    420C  LEU*     2.9    29.1    +      -       +      +
    461C  ALA*     4.0    28.3    -      -       +      -
    464C  LEU*     4.2    22.2    -      -       +      +
    465C  LEU*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 417 (chain C). 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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    326C  TYR*     3.6    35.0    -      +       -      +
    330C  ARG*     5.9     2.7    -      -       -      +
    352C  ASP*     2.8    46.6    +      -       +      +
    353C  LEU*     3.8    22.0    -      -       +      -
    356C  GLU*     3.6    26.1    -      -       +      +
    357C  LEU*     4.0    12.6    -      -       +      -
    413C  LEU*     3.0    29.3    +      -       +      +
    414C  GLU*     4.0     5.6    -      -       -      +
    416C  ILE*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    418C  SER*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    419C  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    420C  LEU*     3.7    15.4    -      -       +      +
    421C  GLY*     2.9    24.9    +      -       -      -
    465C  LEU*     3.6    42.4    -      -       +      -
    469C  MET*     4.3     1.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 418 (chain C). 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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    399C  ARG*     5.7     3.8    -      -       -      -
    414C  GLU      3.0    18.2    +      -       -      -
    415C  ALA*     3.5     9.4    -      -       -      -
    416C  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    417C  TRP*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    419C  VAL*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    421C  GLY*     3.5     2.0    +      -       -      -
    422C  ALA*     3.1    25.3    +      -       -      +
    425C  ARG*     4.7     4.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 419 (chain C). 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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    389C  LEU*     4.1     5.7    -      -       +      +
    392C  ALA*     3.6    32.8    -      -       +      +
    393C  ALA*     4.1    21.5    -      -       +      +
    396C  LEU*     3.8    17.9    -      -       +      -
    399C  ARG*     5.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    415C  ALA      3.4    13.9    +      -       -      +
    416C  ILE      3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
    418C  SER*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    420C  LEU*     1.3    61.0    +      -       +      +
    422C  ALA*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
    423C  ALA*     2.8    26.7    +      -       -      +
    457C  VAL*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      -
    461C  ALA*     6.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 420 (chain C). 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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    356C  GLU*     4.0    10.3    -      -       +      +
    357C  LEU*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      -
    360C  LEU*     3.9    21.8    -      -       +      +
    416C  ILE*     2.9    22.1    +      -       +      +
    417C  TRP*     3.7    46.0    -      -       +      +
    418C  SER      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    419C  VAL*     1.3    76.1    -      -       +      +
    421C  GLY*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    423C  ALA*     3.4     6.3    +      -       -      +
    424C  ASN*     3.0    36.4    +      -       -      -
    457C  VAL*     4.6     9.9    -      -       +      +
    458C  VAL*     5.1     2.5    -      -       -      -
    461C  ALA*     3.9    21.5    -      -       +      -
    465C  LEU*     5.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 421 (chain C). 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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    356C  GLU*     3.2    19.2    +      -       -      -
    417C  TRP      2.9    17.0    +      -       -      -
    418C  SER*     3.5     2.9    +      -       -      -
    419C  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    420C  LEU*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    422C  ALA*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    424C  ASN*     3.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    425C  ARG*     3.1    44.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 422 (chain C). 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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    389C  LEU*     3.8    15.6    -      -       +      +
    392C  ALA*     5.9     4.0    -      -       +      -
    418C  SER      3.1    14.9    +      -       -      +
    419C  VAL*     3.2    11.2    +      -       -      +
    421C  GLY*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    423C  ALA*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    425C  ARG*     3.4    24.6    +      -       -      +
    426C  TYR*     2.8    30.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 423 (chain C). 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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    360C  LEU*     3.8    19.8    -      -       +      +
    389C  LEU*     3.6    17.9    -      -       +      +
    419C  VAL      2.8    15.7    +      -       -      +
    420C  LEU      3.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    422C  ALA*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    424C  ASN*     1.3    52.2    +      -       -      +
    426C  TYR*     3.4     4.9    +      -       +      +
    427C  PHE*     2.8    34.0    +      -       -      +
    454C  THR*     5.2     4.9    -      -       +      +
    457C  VAL*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 424 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    355C  ASN      5.1     1.5    -      -       -      +
    356C  GLU*     2.9    46.8    +      -       -      +
    360C  LEU*     3.4    29.3    +      -       -      +
    363C  ARG*     4.4    13.0    +      -       -      -
    420C  LEU      3.0    23.6    +      -       -      +
    421C  GLY      3.3     5.6    +      -       -      +
    423C  ALA*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    425C  ARG*     1.3    60.7    +      -       +      +
    427C  PHE*     3.4     4.5    +      -       -      +
    428C  SER*     3.0    31.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 425 (chain C). 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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    418C  SER      4.7     3.2    +      -       -      -
    421C  GLY*     3.1    31.5    +      -       -      +
    422C  ALA*     3.5    31.0    -      -       -      +
    424C  ASN*     1.3    73.0    -      -       +      +
    426C  TYR*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    428C  SER*     3.4     6.4    +      -       -      -
    429C  ALA*     2.9    32.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 426 (chain C). 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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    385C  GLU*     4.0    21.1    -      -       +      -
    386C  ASP*     2.6    34.4    +      -       -      -
    389C  LEU*     3.6    29.4    -      -       +      -
    422C  ALA      2.8    18.0    +      -       -      +
    423C  ALA      3.4     5.2    -      -       -      +
    425C  ARG*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    427C  PHE*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    429C  ALA*     3.4     3.8    +      -       -      -
    430C  GLN*     3.0    59.0    +      -       +      +
    450C  VAL*     3.4    33.5    -      -       +      +
    453C  THR*     3.6    12.8    -      -       +      -
    454C  THR*     3.8    22.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 427 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    360C  LEU*     4.5     8.1    -      -       +      -
    363C  ARG*     4.1    40.6    -      -       +      -
    364C  SER*     4.4    10.1    -      -       -      -
    367C  MET*     3.9    23.6    -      -       +      -
    423C  ALA      2.8    21.0    +      -       -      +
    424C  ASN*     3.6     9.6    -      -       -      +
    425C  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    426C  TYR*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    428C  SER*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    430C  GLN*     5.0     1.1    -      -       -      -
    431C  GLU      3.4     1.2    +      -       -      -
    432C  PRO*     3.1    57.0    -      -       +      +
    433C  TRP*     3.7    15.3    -      +       -      -
    450C  VAL*     4.9     2.9    -      -       +      -
    451C  LEU*     4.9     4.0    -      -       +      -
    454C  THR*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 428 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    363C  ARG*     5.8     1.6    +      -       -      -
    424C  ASN      3.0    18.1    +      -       -      -
    425C  ARG*     3.7     6.9    -      -       -      -
    426C  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    427C  PHE*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    429C  ALA*     1.3    63.3    +      -       -      +
    431C  GLU*     3.3    23.4    +      -       -      +
    433C  TRP*     3.8    14.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 429 (chain C). 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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    425C  ARG      2.9    18.2    +      -       -      +
    426C  TYR*     3.4     5.4    +      -       -      +
    428C  SER*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    430C  GLN*     1.3    65.4    +      -       +      +
    431C  GLU*     3.5     8.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 430 (chain C). 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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    385C  GLU*     3.8    29.5    +      -       -      +
    426C  TYR*     3.0    37.1    +      -       +      +
    427C  PHE      4.4     1.6    -      -       -      +
    429C  ALA*     1.3    80.1    -      -       +      +
    431C  GLU*     1.3    70.8    +      -       -      +
    432C  PRO      3.4     0.5    -      -       -      -
    435C  LEU*     3.4    19.2    -      -       -      +
    446C  ARG*     2.9    35.1    +      -       -      +
    450C  VAL*     3.4    30.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 431 (chain C). 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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    427C  PHE      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
    428C  SER      3.3    19.7    +      -       -      +
    429C  ALA      3.3     7.2    -      -       -      +
    430C  GLN*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    432C  PRO*     1.4    68.0    -      -       -      +
    433C  TRP*     3.2    22.1    -      -       +      -
    434C  VAL*     3.0    41.3    +      -       +      +
    435C  LEU*     3.3     9.0    +      -       -      +
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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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