Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain R) 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 R).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56R  GLU*     4.2     6.3    -      -       -      -
     94R  HIS*     2.7    53.8    +      +       +      -
     97R  LYS*     3.4    20.7    -      -       +      +
     98R  LEU*     3.3    24.6    +      -       +      +
    147R  LEU*     3.7    35.7    -      -       +      +
    165R  PHE*     3.7    30.1    -      +       -      -
    166R  VAL*     3.0    19.3    +      -       +      +
    168R  THR      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    169R  GLU*     1.3    93.9    -      -       +      +
    171R  LEU*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    172R  GLY      3.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    173R  GLU*     3.4     5.0    +      -       -      +
    174R  GLN*     2.8    32.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain R). 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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    160C  VAL*     3.5    32.3    -      -       +      -
    161C  GLN*     3.7    19.6    -      -       +      +
    164C  ASP*     5.6     0.9    -      -       +      +
    144R  ASN*     4.4    10.2    -      -       -      +
    147R  LEU*     3.8    31.0    -      -       +      -
    148R  LEU*     3.9    23.8    -      -       +      -
    151R  HIS*     4.3     8.1    -      -       +      -
    166R  VAL*     3.2    18.6    +      -       +      +
    167R  GLU*     3.4    23.1    +      -       +      +
    170R  TYR*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    172R  GLY*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    174R  GLN*     3.3     4.5    +      -       -      +
    175R  VAL*     3.1    26.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain R). 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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    161C  GLN*     3.6    24.5    -      -       -      +
    164C  ASP*     5.4     1.5    +      -       -      -
    167R  GLU      3.9     5.7    +      -       -      -
    171R  LEU*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    173R  GLU*     1.3    67.5    +      -       -      +
    175R  VAL*     3.2     5.4    +      -       -      +
    176R  GLU*     3.1    29.8    +      -       -      +
    215R   CA      4.6     4.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain R). 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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     94R  HIS*     5.8     8.5    -      -       +      +
    168R  THR      3.5     2.4    -      -       -      +
    169R  GLU*     3.3    30.9    -      -       -      +
    170R  TYR*     3.6     6.0    +      -       -      +
    171R  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    172R  GLY*     1.3    78.1    +      -       -      +
    174R  GLN*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    176R  GLU*     3.3    15.0    +      -       -      +
    177R  ALA*     2.9    28.6    +      -       -      +
    215R   CA      2.6    29.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain R). 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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     94R  HIS*     5.3     3.8    -      -       -      -
    140R  GLU*     2.7    53.1    +      -       -      +
    143R  THR*     3.6    12.4    -      -       -      +
    144R  ASN*     3.5    35.0    -      -       +      +
    147R  LEU*     4.0    17.7    -      -       +      +
    170R  TYR*     2.8    19.1    +      -       -      +
    171R  LEU      3.6     5.6    -      -       -      +
    172R  GLY      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173R  GLU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    175R  VAL*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    177R  ALA*     3.3     4.5    +      -       -      +
    178R  ILE*     2.9    30.4    +      -       +      +
    214R   CA      4.1    10.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain R). 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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    101C  TYR*     5.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
    104C  LYS*     4.0    31.4    -      -       +      +
    105C  ARG*     3.8    30.3    -      -       +      +
    161C  GLN*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      +
    144R  ASN*     5.1    11.9    -      -       -      +
    171R  LEU      3.1    16.2    +      -       -      +
    172R  GLY*     3.2     9.6    +      -       -      +
    174R  GLN*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    176R  GLU*     1.3    61.8    +      -       +      +
    178R  ILE*     3.4     8.6    +      -       +      +
    179R  LYS*     3.1    22.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain R). 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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    104C  LYS*     3.2    39.5    +      -       +      +
    172R  GLY      3.1    19.7    +      -       -      +
    173R  GLU*     3.7    15.4    -      -       -      +
    175R  VAL*     1.3    74.4    -      -       +      +
    177R  ALA*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    179R  LYS*     3.3     5.9    +      -       -      +
    180R  ARG*     3.0    29.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain R). 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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     90R  GLU*     5.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    140R  GLU*     4.1    22.2    -      -       +      +
    173R  GLU      2.9    16.1    +      -       -      +
    174R  GLN*     3.3     8.7    +      -       -      +
    176R  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    178R  ILE*     1.3    63.1    +      -       -      +
    180R  ARG*     3.4     9.4    +      -       -      +
    181R  ILE*     3.1    33.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain R). 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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     37C  ALA*     3.6    35.2    -      -       +      +
     39C  GLN*     3.5    24.7    -      -       +      +
    104C  LYS      5.7     0.4    -      -       -      +
    137R  LEU*     3.8    15.8    -      -       +      +
    140R  GLU*     3.9    34.8    -      -       +      +
    141R  LYS*     4.1     7.9    -      -       +      +
    144R  ASN*     3.8    16.4    -      -       +      +
    174R  GLN*     2.9    22.6    +      -       +      +
    175R  VAL*     3.7     8.3    -      -       +      +
    177R  ALA*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    179R  LYS*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    181R  ILE*     3.5     0.6    +      -       -      -
    182R  SER*     2.8    28.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain R). 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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     37C  ALA*     4.3     3.6    -      -       +      -
    100C  GLU      5.2     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103C  ASN*     3.8    16.4    -      -       -      +
    104C  LYS*     4.0    34.0    -      -       +      +
     71O  ASP*     3.0    47.6    +      -       -      -
     73O  ASP*     3.9    18.6    -      -       +      +
    175R  VAL      3.1    15.7    +      -       -      +
    176R  GLU*     3.3     6.5    +      -       -      +
    178R  ILE*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    180R  ARG*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    182R  SER*     3.3     5.5    +      -       -      -
    183R  GLU*     2.9    53.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain R). 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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     83R  PHE*     3.6    30.4    -      -       -      -
     86R  GLU*     5.4     4.9    +      -       -      -
     87R  SER*     5.6     0.6    +      -       -      -
     90R  GLU*     4.8    10.9    +      -       -      -
    176R  GLU      3.0    17.3    +      -       -      +
    177R  ALA*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    179R  LYS*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
    181R  ILE*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
    183R  GLU*     3.3    16.2    +      -       -      +
    184R  TYR*     2.9    56.6    +      -       +      +
    204R  LEU*     5.3     1.2    -      -       -      +
    207R  GLU*     4.3     5.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain R). 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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     63R  TYR*     4.2     8.7    -      -       +      +
     83R  PHE*     4.3    24.2    -      -       +      -
    133R  MET*     3.5    39.3    -      -       -      +
    136R  ALA*     4.2     9.4    -      -       +      +
    137R  LEU*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      +
    140R  GLU*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      -
    177R  ALA*     3.1    16.1    +      -       +      +
    178R  ILE      4.2     1.8    -      -       -      +
    180R  ARG*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    182R  SER*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    184R  TYR*     3.0     8.7    +      -       +      +
    185R  VAL*     2.9    21.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain R). 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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     36C  LEU*     3.4    20.8    -      -       -      +
     37C  ALA*     3.3    23.0    +      -       -      -
     73O  ASP*     3.6    27.6    -      -       -      -
    137R  LEU*     3.5    15.4    -      -       -      +
    178R  ILE      2.8    23.5    +      -       -      -
    179R  LYS      3.5     4.9    -      -       -      -
    181R  ILE*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    183R  GLU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    185R  VAL*     3.2     2.0    +      -       -      -
    186R  ALA*     2.9    25.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain R). 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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     71O  ASP*     4.5     3.5    -      -       -      +
     72O  ARG      5.1     0.5    -      -       -      +
     73O  ASP*     3.7    24.5    -      -       +      +
     76O  ALA*     3.9    11.2    -      -       +      +
     78O  ARG*     4.7    21.5    -      -       -      +
    179R  LYS*     2.9    50.4    +      -       -      +
    180R  ARG*     3.5    15.9    -      -       -      +
    182R  SER*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    184R  TYR*     1.3    58.7    +      -       +      +
    186R  ALA*     3.4     1.6    +      -       -      +
    187R  GLN*     3.0    46.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain R). 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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     83R  PHE*     3.8    24.7    -      +       -      -
    133R  MET*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    180R  ARG*     2.9    48.4    +      -       +      +
    181R  ILE*     3.0    12.8    +      -       -      +
    183R  GLU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    185R  VAL*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    187R  GLN*     3.3    12.1    +      -       -      +
    188R  LEU*     2.9    35.9    +      -       -      +
    200R  PHE*     3.7    27.3    -      +       +      -
    203R  MET*     4.9     0.9    -      -       +      -
    204R  LEU*     3.4    17.1    -      -       +      +
    207R  GLU*     2.6    36.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain R). 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  VAL*     5.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
     36C  LEU*     3.9    16.6    -      -       +      -
    130R  LEU*     3.8    13.4    -      -       +      +
    133R  MET*     3.7    35.4    -      -       +      +
    134R  GLU*     4.0    12.6    -      -       +      +
    137R  LEU*     4.4    11.9    -      -       +      -
    181R  ILE      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    182R  SER      3.5     7.0    -      -       -      +
    184R  TYR*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    186R  ALA*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    188R  LEU*     3.3     3.4    +      -       -      +
    189R  ARG*     3.0    50.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain R). 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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     36C  LEU*     4.0     6.5    -      -       +      +
     73O  ASP      3.4    25.6    -      -       -      +
     74O  ASN*     3.8    22.2    -      -       -      +
     75O  VAL      4.7     2.0    -      -       -      +
     76O  ALA*     3.8     8.5    -      -       +      -
    182R  SER      2.9     9.3    +      -       -      +
    183R  GLU      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    184R  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    185R  VAL*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    187R  GLN*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    189R  ARG*     3.3    10.2    +      -       -      +
    190R  ARG*     3.0    28.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain R). 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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     76O  ALA*     3.8    23.8    -      -       +      +
     78O  ARG*     3.0    34.6    +      -       -      +
    198O  TRP*     2.9    34.4    +      -       +      +
    183R  GLU*     3.0    38.3    +      -       -      +
    184R  TYR*     3.8    18.4    -      -       -      +
    186R  ALA*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    188R  LEU*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    190R  ARG*     3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
    191R  VAL*     3.0    30.2    +      -       -      +
    200R  PHE*     3.8    13.0    -      -       +      -
    203R  MET*     3.7     6.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain R). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80R  LEU*     5.4     0.4    -      -       +      -
    129R  ALA*     3.7    35.9    -      -       +      +
    130R  LEU*     3.9    17.3    -      -       +      +
    133R  MET*     3.6    34.3    -      -       +      -
    184R  TYR      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
    185R  VAL      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    187R  GLN*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    189R  ARG*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    191R  VAL*     3.6     3.8    -      -       +      +
    192R  GLY*     3.3    22.2    +      -       -      -
    197R  VAL*     4.1    21.0    -      -       +      +
    200R  PHE*     3.5    39.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain R). 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  VAL*     3.7    16.4    -      -       -      +
     29C  PRO      3.0    28.8    +      -       -      -
     30C  THR*     4.0    22.6    +      -       -      +
     31C  VAL      5.2     2.6    +      -       -      -
     32C  PRO*     5.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
     36C  LEU*     3.6    14.5    -      -       -      +
    130R  LEU*     3.8    19.4    -      -       +      +
    134R  GLU*     2.9    29.1    +      -       -      -
    185R  VAL*     3.0    31.7    +      -       -      +
    186R  ALA*     3.6     9.0    -      -       -      +
    187R  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    188R  LEU*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    190R  ARG*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    192R  GLY*     3.9     6.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain R). 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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     74O  ASN      5.1     1.8    +      -       -      -
     75O  VAL*     3.2    27.3    +      -       -      +
     76O  ALA      5.3     0.8    +      -       -      -
     77O  LEU*     3.6    25.8    -      -       -      +
    128O  ASP*     3.3    37.8    +      -       -      -
    194O  GLY*     3.3    47.6    -      -       -      +
    197O  VAL*     3.9    11.0    -      -       -      +
    198O  TRP*     4.1    18.1    -      -       +      +
    186R  ALA      3.0    14.4    +      -       -      +
    187R  GLN*     3.1    10.4    +      -       -      +
    189R  ARG*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
    191R  VAL*     1.3    62.6    +      -       +      +
    192R  GLY*     3.6     0.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain R). 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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    195O  HIS*     3.8    23.6    +      -       +      +
    198O  TRP*     3.5    50.9    -      -       +      -
    187R  GLN      3.0    18.5    +      -       -      +
    188R  LEU*     3.6    12.8    -      -       +      +
    190R  ARG*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    192R  GLY*     1.3    68.0    +      -       -      +
    193R  LYS      4.8     0.5    -      -       -      +
    196R  GLY*     3.5    40.6    +      -       -      +
    197R  VAL*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
    200R  PHE*     4.4     5.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain R). 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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    188R  LEU      3.3    13.8    +      -       -      -
    189R  ARG      3.9     5.3    +      -       -      -
    190R  ARG      3.4     3.0    -      -       -      -
    191R  VAL*     1.3    82.2    -      -       -      +
    193R  LYS*     1.3    67.9    +      -       -      +
    196R  GLY*     3.6     0.3    -      -       -      -
    197R  VAL*     3.1    23.8    +      -       -      +
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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).

Please E-mail any questions and/or suggestions concerning this page to Vladimir.Sobolev@weizmann.ac.il