Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain A) in PDB entry 3A68


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 TYR 170 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56A  GLU*     4.3     6.3    -      -       -      -
     94A  HIS*     2.7    52.7    +      +       +      -
     97A  LYS*     3.3    21.5    -      -       +      +
     98A  LEU*     3.3    24.6    +      -       +      +
    147A  LEU*     3.8    34.3    -      -       +      +
    165A  PHE*     3.6    31.2    -      +       -      -
    166A  VAL*     3.0    18.4    +      -       +      +
    168A  THR      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    169A  GLU*     1.3    94.3    -      -       +      +
    171A  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    172A  GLY      3.5     2.2    -      -       -      -
    173A  GLU*     3.5     5.3    +      -       -      +
    174A  GLN*     2.9    31.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain A). 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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    144A  ASN*     4.2    10.7    -      -       -      +
    147A  LEU*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      -
    148A  LEU*     3.8    24.2    -      -       +      -
    151A  HIS*     4.2     8.1    -      -       +      -
    166A  VAL*     3.2    11.0    +      -       +      +
    167A  GLU*     3.4    29.2    +      -       +      +
    170A  TYR*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    172A  GLY*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    174A  GLN*     3.3     3.9    +      -       -      +
    175A  VAL*     3.1    26.7    +      -       -      +
    160X  VAL*     3.5    33.2    -      -       +      -
    161X  GLN*     3.7    18.3    -      -       +      +
    164X  ASP*     5.6     0.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain A). 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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    167A  GLU      3.9     6.2    +      -       -      -
    170A  TYR      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    171A  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    173A  GLU*     1.3    70.2    +      -       -      +
    175A  VAL*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    176A  GLU*     3.0    29.4    +      -       -      +
    215A   CA      4.6     4.3    -      -       -      -
    161X  GLN*     3.6    23.4    -      -       -      +
    164X  ASP*     5.4     1.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain A). 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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     94A  HIS*     5.8     9.4    -      -       +      +
    168A  THR      3.5     2.3    -      -       -      +
    169A  GLU*     3.3    29.3    -      -       -      +
    170A  TYR*     3.6     7.8    +      -       -      +
    172A  GLY*     1.3    78.2    +      -       -      +
    174A  GLN*     1.3    56.5    +      -       -      +
    176A  GLU*     3.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
    177A  ALA*     2.9    28.8    +      -       -      +
    215A   CA      2.5    29.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain A). 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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     94A  HIS*     5.6     2.1    -      -       -      -
    140A  GLU*     2.7    57.6    +      -       -      +
    143A  THR*     3.9    14.4    -      -       -      +
    144A  ASN*     3.4    35.0    -      -       +      +
    147A  LEU*     3.8    15.3    -      -       +      +
    170A  TYR*     2.9    18.7    +      -       -      +
    171A  LEU*     3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    172A  GLY      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173A  GLU*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    175A  VAL*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
    177A  ALA*     3.3     6.6    +      -       -      +
    178A  ILE*     3.0    30.0    +      -       +      +
    214A   CA      4.1     6.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain A). 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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    144A  ASN*     5.2    11.4    -      -       -      +
    171A  LEU      3.1    16.7    +      -       -      +
    172A  GLY      3.2     8.7    +      -       -      +
    174A  GLN*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    176A  GLU*     1.3    62.8    +      -       +      +
    178A  ILE*     3.4     8.8    +      -       +      +
    179A  LYS*     3.1    21.5    +      -       -      +
    101X  TYR*     5.2     2.5    -      -       +      -
    104X  LYS*     3.9    38.6    -      -       +      +
    105X  ARG*     3.8    22.0    -      -       -      +
    161X  GLN*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain A). 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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    172A  GLY      3.0    20.8    +      -       -      +
    173A  GLU*     3.5     9.4    -      -       -      +
    174A  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    175A  VAL*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    177A  ALA*     1.3    56.4    +      -       -      +
    179A  LYS*     3.3     6.5    +      -       -      +
    180A  ARG*     2.9    30.6    +      -       -      +
    104X  LYS*     3.0    42.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain A). 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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    140A  GLU*     4.2    22.2    -      -       -      +
    173A  GLU      2.9    15.9    +      -       -      +
    174A  GLN*     3.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
    176A  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    178A  ILE*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    180A  ARG*     3.4     9.9    +      -       -      +
    181A  ILE*     3.1    32.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain A). 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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    137A  LEU*     3.8    16.5    -      -       +      +
    140A  GLU*     3.9    34.5    -      -       +      +
    141A  LYS*     4.2     8.1    -      -       +      +
    144A  ASN*     3.9    16.2    -      -       +      +
    174A  GLN*     3.0    23.0    +      -       +      +
    175A  VAL*     3.7     7.4    -      -       +      +
    177A  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    179A  LYS*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    181A  ILE*     3.5     1.0    +      -       -      -
    182A  SER*     2.8    33.3    +      -       -      -
     37X  ALA*     3.6    34.5    -      -       +      +
     39X  GLN*     3.5    24.2    -      -       +      +
    104X  LYS      5.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain A). 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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    175A  VAL      3.1    13.1    +      -       -      +
    176A  GLU*     3.3     8.7    +      -       -      +
    178A  ILE*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    180A  ARG*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    182A  SER*     3.3     5.6    +      -       -      -
    183A  GLU*     2.9    52.1    +      -       -      +
     71J  ASP*     2.9    48.3    +      -       -      -
     73J  ASP*     4.0    18.2    -      -       +      +
     37X  ALA*     4.3     4.2    -      -       +      +
    100X  GLU      5.2     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103X  ASN*     3.7    22.2    -      -       -      +
    104X  LYS*     3.9    29.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain A). 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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     83A  PHE*     3.7    28.1    -      -       -      -
     86A  GLU*     5.8     1.8    +      -       -      -
     87A  SER*     5.5     0.8    +      -       -      -
    176A  GLU      2.9    16.9    +      -       -      +
    177A  ALA*     3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    179A  LYS*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    181A  ILE*     1.3    64.1    +      -       +      +
    183A  GLU*     3.3    15.0    +      -       -      +
    184A  TYR*     2.9    48.8    +      -       +      +
    207A  GLU*     2.8    26.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain A). 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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     63A  TYR*     4.0     9.9    -      -       +      +
     83A  PHE*     4.3    24.0    -      -       +      -
    133A  MET*     3.5    34.3    -      -       -      +
    136A  ALA*     4.1    11.4    -      -       +      -
    137A  LEU*     3.6    17.5    -      -       +      +
    140A  GLU*     3.5    33.9    -      -       +      +
    177A  ALA*     3.1    16.5    +      -       +      +
    178A  ILE*     4.2     2.2    -      -       -      +
    180A  ARG*     1.3    75.8    -      -       +      +
    182A  SER*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    184A  TYR*     3.1     9.5    +      -       +      +
    185A  VAL*     3.0    20.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain A). 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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    137A  LEU*     3.4    13.9    -      -       -      +
    178A  ILE      2.8    23.4    +      -       -      -
    179A  LYS      3.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    181A  ILE*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    183A  GLU*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    185A  VAL*     3.2     6.2    +      -       -      +
    186A  ALA*     2.9    25.3    +      -       -      +
     73J  ASP*     3.5    28.0    -      -       -      -
     36X  LEU*     3.5    15.1    -      -       -      +
     37X  ALA*     3.2    22.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain A). 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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    179A  LYS*     2.9    49.6    +      -       -      +
    180A  ARG*     3.5    15.3    -      -       -      +
    181A  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    182A  SER*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    184A  TYR*     1.3    60.3    +      -       +      +
    186A  ALA*     3.4     1.9    +      -       -      +
    187A  GLN*     2.9    45.9    +      -       -      +
     71J  ASP*     4.5     3.3    -      -       -      +
     72J  ARG      5.1     0.5    -      -       -      +
     73J  ASP*     3.7    24.2    -      -       +      +
     76J  ALA*     4.1    11.7    -      -       +      -
     78J  ARG*     5.0    17.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain A). 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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     83A  PHE*     3.7    26.2    -      +       -      -
    133A  MET*     3.5    32.5    -      -       +      -
    180A  ARG*     2.9    41.9    +      -       +      +
    181A  ILE*     3.1    12.6    +      -       -      +
    183A  GLU*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    185A  VAL*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    187A  GLN*     3.2    13.0    +      -       -      +
    188A  LEU*     2.9    36.5    +      -       -      +
    200A  PHE*     3.7    25.7    -      +       +      -
    203A  MET*     4.9     4.3    -      -       +      -
    204A  LEU*     3.4    16.9    -      -       +      +
    207A  GLU*     2.5    33.2    +      -       -      -
     78J  ARG*     6.1     2.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130A  LEU*     3.9    13.8    -      -       +      +
    133A  MET*     3.8    35.7    -      -       +      +
    134A  GLU*     4.0    12.3    -      -       +      +
    137A  LEU*     4.4    10.5    -      -       +      -
    181A  ILE      3.0    19.8    +      -       -      +
    182A  SER      3.5     7.2    -      -       -      +
    184A  TYR*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    186A  ALA*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    188A  LEU*     3.3     2.4    +      -       -      +
    189A  ARG*     3.0    50.1    +      -       -      +
     28X  VAL*     5.3     0.7    -      -       +      -
     36X  LEU*     3.9    16.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    182A  SER      2.9    10.2    +      -       -      +
    183A  GLU      3.6     3.6    -      -       -      +
    184A  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    185A  VAL*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    187A  GLN*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    189A  ARG*     3.3     9.4    +      -       -      +
    190A  ARG*     3.0    23.7    +      -       -      +
     73J  ASP      3.4    26.2    -      -       -      +
     74J  ASN*     3.8    20.9    -      -       -      +
     75J  VAL      4.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
     76J  ALA*     3.8     8.7    -      -       +      -
     36X  LEU*     4.1     7.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    183A  GLU*     2.9    39.1    +      -       -      +
    184A  TYR*     3.8    16.2    -      -       -      +
    186A  ALA*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    188A  LEU*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    190A  ARG*     3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
    191A  VAL*     3.0    29.8    +      -       -      +
    200A  PHE*     3.8    12.6    -      -       +      -
    203A  MET*     3.7     8.2    -      -       -      +
     76J  ALA*     3.8    21.0    -      -       +      +
     78J  ARG*     2.9    35.3    +      -       -      +
    198J  TRP*     2.9    35.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80A  LEU*     5.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    129A  ALA*     3.7    37.0    -      -       +      +
    130A  LEU*     4.0    16.9    -      -       +      +
    133A  MET*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      -
    184A  TYR      2.9    18.8    +      -       -      +
    185A  VAL      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    187A  GLN*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    189A  ARG*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    191A  VAL*     3.6     4.8    -      -       +      +
    192A  GLY*     3.3    21.7    +      -       -      -
    197A  VAL*     3.9    21.8    -      -       +      +
    200A  PHE*     3.6    37.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130A  LEU*     4.0    18.9    -      -       +      +
    134A  GLU*     2.8    30.1    +      -       -      -
    185A  VAL*     3.0    31.9    +      -       -      +
    186A  ALA*     3.6     8.7    -      -       -      +
    188A  LEU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    190A  ARG*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    192A  GLY*     3.9     6.8    +      -       -      -
     28X  VAL*     3.6    15.0    +      -       -      +
     29X  PRO      2.9    30.9    +      -       -      -
     30X  THR*     4.0    20.2    +      -       -      +
     31X  VAL      5.5     1.6    +      -       -      -
     32X  PRO*     6.1     1.2    -      -       -      +
     36X  LEU*     3.4    14.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    186A  ALA      3.0    14.6    +      -       -      +
    187A  GLN*     3.1    10.3    +      -       -      +
    189A  ARG*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    191A  VAL*     1.3    61.0    +      -       +      +
    192A  GLY      3.6     0.3    +      -       -      -
     74J  ASN      5.0     1.8    +      -       -      -
     75J  VAL*     3.1    29.5    +      -       -      +
     76J  ALA      5.2     0.8    +      -       -      -
     77J  LEU*     3.6    30.8    -      -       -      +
    128J  ASP*     3.2    38.0    +      -       -      -
    194J  GLY*     3.3    47.3    -      -       -      +
    197J  VAL*     4.0    10.5    -      -       -      +
    198J  TRP*     4.1    13.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain A). 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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    187A  GLN      3.0    22.4    +      -       -      +
    188A  LEU*     3.6    13.0    -      -       +      +
    190A  ARG*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    192A  GLY*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    193A  LYS      4.9     0.5    -      -       -      +
    196A  GLY*     3.4    41.2    +      -       -      +
    197A  VAL*     3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    200A  PHE*     4.4     5.8    -      -       +      -
    195J  HIS*     3.7    24.0    +      -       +      +
    198J  TRP*     3.5    49.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain A). 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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    188A  LEU      3.3    11.0    +      -       -      -
    189A  ARG      4.4     5.2    -      -       -      -
    190A  ARG      3.4     3.4    -      -       -      -
    191A  VAL*     1.3    80.7    -      -       -      +
    193A  LYS*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
    196A  GLY*     3.5     0.3    -      -       -      -
    197A  VAL*     3.1    28.2    +      -       -      +
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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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