Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain S) 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 S).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56S  GLU*     4.3     6.7    -      -       -      -
     94S  HIS*     2.7    53.2    +      +       +      -
     97S  LYS*     3.3    22.2    -      -       +      +
     98S  LEU*     3.2    24.4    -      -       +      +
    147S  LEU*     3.7    35.1    -      -       +      +
    165S  PHE*     3.7    32.5    -      +       -      -
    166S  VAL*     3.0    16.9    +      -       +      +
    168S  THR      3.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    169S  GLU*     1.3    93.2    -      -       +      +
    171S  LEU*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    172S  GLY      3.5     2.2    -      -       -      -
    173S  GLU*     3.4     6.0    +      -       +      +
    174S  GLN*     2.8    32.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain S). 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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    160R  VAL*     3.5    32.3    -      -       +      -
    161R  GLN*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      +
    164R  ASP*     5.9     0.4    -      -       +      +
    144S  ASN*     4.4     9.3    -      -       -      +
    147S  LEU*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      -
    148S  LEU*     4.0    22.7    -      -       +      -
    151S  HIS*     4.3     7.2    -      -       +      -
    166S  VAL*     3.1    20.3    +      -       +      +
    167S  GLU*     3.5    24.1    +      -       +      +
    170S  TYR*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    172S  GLY*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    174S  GLN*     3.3     5.0    +      -       -      +
    175S  VAL*     3.1    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain S). 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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    161R  GLN*     3.6    22.7    -      -       -      +
    167S  GLU      3.9     6.2    +      -       -      -
    171S  LEU*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    173S  GLU*     1.3    70.0    +      -       -      +
    175S  VAL*     3.2     5.7    +      -       -      +
    176S  GLU*     3.1    29.8    +      -       -      +
    215S   CA      4.6     5.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain S). 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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     94S  HIS*     6.1     5.6    -      -       +      +
    168S  THR      3.5     3.3    -      -       -      +
    169S  GLU*     3.3    32.0    -      -       -      +
    170S  TYR*     3.6     8.2    +      -       +      +
    172S  GLY*     1.3    76.7    +      -       -      +
    174S  GLN*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    176S  GLU*     3.3    15.6    +      -       -      +
    177S  ALA*     2.9    27.9    +      -       -      +
    215S   CA      2.6    29.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain S). 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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     56S  GLU*     5.4     0.2    -      -       -      +
     94S  HIS*     5.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    140S  GLU*     2.7    56.5    +      -       -      +
    143S  THR*     3.9    17.9    -      -       -      +
    144S  ASN*     3.5    36.1    -      -       +      +
    147S  LEU*     4.0    10.5    -      -       +      +
    170S  TYR*     2.8    19.3    +      -       -      +
    171S  LEU      3.6     5.4    -      -       -      +
    172S  GLY      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    173S  GLU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    175S  VAL*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    177S  ALA*     3.3     5.3    +      -       -      +
    178S  ILE*     3.0    30.8    +      -       +      +
    214S   CA      4.1     8.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain S). 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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    101R  TYR*     5.2     2.5    -      -       +      -
    104R  LYS*     3.9    36.4    -      -       +      +
    105R  ARG*     3.8    24.7    -      -       -      +
    161R  GLN*     3.6    28.0    -      -       +      +
    144S  ASN*     5.2    11.0    -      -       -      +
    171S  LEU      3.1    14.4    +      -       -      +
    172S  GLY*     3.5     9.0    -      -       -      +
    174S  GLN*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    176S  GLU*     1.3    64.0    +      -       +      +
    178S  ILE*     3.4     8.2    +      -       +      +
    179S  LYS*     3.1    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain S). 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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    104R  LYS*     3.1    40.3    +      -       +      +
    172S  GLY      3.1    19.7    +      -       -      +
    173S  GLU*     3.6    17.8    -      -       -      +
    174S  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    175S  VAL*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
    177S  ALA*     1.3    56.0    +      -       -      +
    179S  LYS*     3.3     6.8    +      -       -      +
    180S  ARG*     3.0    28.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain S). 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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    140S  GLU*     4.2    22.2    -      -       -      +
    173S  GLU      2.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
    174S  GLN*     3.3     9.6    +      -       -      +
    176S  GLU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    178S  ILE*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    180S  ARG*     3.3    10.3    +      -       -      +
    181S  ILE*     3.1    31.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain S). 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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     37R  ALA*     3.6    34.8    -      -       +      +
     39R  GLN*     3.4    24.9    -      -       +      +
    137S  LEU*     3.8    16.7    -      -       +      +
    140S  GLU*     3.8    36.6    -      -       +      +
    141S  LYS*     4.1     7.6    -      -       +      +
    144S  ASN*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      +
    174S  GLN*     3.0    22.8    +      -       +      +
    175S  VAL*     3.8     6.7    -      -       -      +
    177S  ALA*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    179S  LYS*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    182S  SER*     2.8    32.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain S). 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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     71N  ASP*     3.0    48.4    +      -       -      -
     73N  ASP*     3.9    17.9    -      -       +      +
     37R  ALA*     4.3     4.2    -      -       +      +
    100R  GLU      5.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
    103R  ASN*     3.9    20.2    -      -       -      +
    104R  LYS*     3.9    29.5    -      -       +      +
    175S  VAL      3.1    14.6    +      -       -      +
    176S  GLU*     3.8     9.0    -      -       -      +
    177S  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    178S  ILE*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    180S  ARG*     1.3    64.3    +      -       -      +
    182S  SER*     3.3     5.6    +      -       -      -
    183S  GLU*     2.9    52.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain S). 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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     83S  PHE*     3.7    26.7    -      -       -      -
     87S  SER*     5.3     1.8    +      -       -      -
     90S  GLU*     4.7    11.9    +      -       -      -
    176S  GLU      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
    177S  ALA*     3.5     9.9    -      -       -      +
    178S  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    179S  LYS*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    181S  ILE*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    183S  GLU*     3.3    17.9    +      -       -      +
    184S  TYR*     3.0    55.8    +      -       +      +
    204S  LEU*     5.5     0.4    -      -       -      +
    207S  GLU*     4.2     6.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain S). 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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     63S  TYR*     5.5     2.2    -      -       -      +
     83S  PHE*     3.3    36.8    -      -       +      -
    133S  MET*     3.5    30.7    -      -       -      +
    136S  ALA*     4.2     7.9    -      -       +      -
    137S  LEU*     3.5    23.8    -      -       +      +
    140S  GLU*     4.4    16.8    -      -       +      +
    177S  ALA*     3.1    19.5    +      -       +      +
    178S  ILE*     4.1     2.9    -      -       -      +
    180S  ARG*     1.3    77.1    -      -       +      +
    182S  SER*     1.3    66.8    +      -       -      +
    184S  TYR*     3.1    15.3    +      -       +      +
    185S  VAL*     3.0    20.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain S). 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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     73N  ASP*     3.5    29.2    -      -       -      -
     36R  LEU*     3.5    14.9    -      -       -      +
     37R  ALA*     3.3    22.6    +      -       -      -
    137S  LEU*     3.4    20.6    -      -       -      +
    178S  ILE      2.8    23.3    +      -       -      -
    179S  LYS      3.5     4.7    -      -       -      -
    181S  ILE*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    183S  GLU*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    185S  VAL*     3.3     2.5    +      -       -      -
    186S  ALA*     3.0    25.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain S). 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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     71N  ASP*     4.6     2.8    -      -       -      +
     72N  ARG      5.2     0.7    -      -       -      +
     73N  ASP*     3.7    24.0    -      -       +      +
     76N  ALA*     3.9    11.9    -      -       +      +
     78N  ARG*     4.6    21.8    -      -       -      +
    179S  LYS*     2.9    50.4    +      -       -      +
    180S  ARG*     3.4    16.3    -      -       -      +
    182S  SER*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    184S  TYR*     1.3    58.5    +      -       +      +
    186S  ALA*     3.3     2.3    +      -       -      +
    187S  GLN*     3.0    45.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain S). 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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     78N  ARG*     6.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
     83S  PHE*     3.7    23.1    -      +       -      -
    133S  MET*     3.5    31.0    -      -       +      -
    180S  ARG*     3.0    44.6    +      -       +      +
    181S  ILE*     3.1    13.8    +      -       +      +
    183S  GLU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       +      +
    185S  VAL*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    187S  GLN*     3.3    14.1    +      -       -      +
    188S  LEU*     2.9    35.7    +      -       -      +
    200S  PHE*     3.7    24.5    -      +       +      -
    203S  MET*     4.8     0.7    -      -       +      -
    204S  LEU*     3.4    18.3    -      -       +      +
    207S  GLU*     2.5    36.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain S). 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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     28R  VAL*     5.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
     36R  LEU*     3.8    16.8    -      -       +      -
    130S  LEU*     3.9    12.7    -      -       +      +
    133S  MET*     3.7    34.5    -      -       +      +
    134S  GLU*     4.0    14.4    -      -       +      +
    137S  LEU*     4.4    13.5    -      -       +      -
    181S  ILE      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
    182S  SER*     3.5     7.4    -      -       -      +
    184S  TYR*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    186S  ALA*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    188S  LEU*     3.3     3.8    +      -       -      +
    189S  ARG*     2.9    49.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain S). 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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     73N  ASP      3.4    25.6    -      -       -      +
     74N  ASN*     3.8    20.9    -      -       -      +
     75N  VAL      4.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
     76N  ALA*     3.8     8.5    -      -       +      -
     36R  LEU*     4.1     6.3    -      -       +      +
    182S  SER      3.0     7.9    +      -       -      +
    183S  GLU      3.6     5.8    -      -       -      +
    184S  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    185S  VAL*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    187S  GLN*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    189S  ARG*     3.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
    190S  ARG*     3.0    27.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain S). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76N  ALA*     3.9    19.8    -      -       +      +
     78N  ARG*     2.9    37.8    +      -       -      +
    198N  TRP*     2.9    35.6    +      -       +      +
    183S  GLU*     3.0    36.0    +      -       -      +
    184S  TYR*     3.8    19.0    -      -       -      +
    185S  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    186S  ALA*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    188S  LEU*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    190S  ARG*     3.1     7.9    +      -       -      +
    191S  VAL*     3.0    35.5    +      -       -      +
    200S  PHE*     3.8    11.7    -      -       +      -
    203S  MET*     3.7     6.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain S). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80S  LEU*     5.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
    129S  ALA*     3.7    36.1    -      -       +      +
    130S  LEU*     4.0    17.4    -      -       +      +
    133S  MET*     3.5    34.5    -      -       +      -
    184S  TYR      2.9    17.4    +      -       -      +
    185S  VAL      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    187S  GLN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    189S  ARG*     1.3    62.6    +      -       -      +
    191S  VAL*     3.6     4.0    -      -       +      +
    192S  GLY*     3.3    21.8    +      -       -      -
    197S  VAL*     4.0    20.5    -      -       +      +
    200S  PHE*     3.5    38.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain S). 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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     28R  VAL*     3.8    12.9    -      -       -      +
     29R  PRO      3.0    30.5    +      -       -      -
     30R  THR*     4.1    18.7    +      -       -      +
     31R  VAL      5.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
     32R  PRO*     6.2     0.8    -      -       -      +
     36R  LEU*     3.6    14.2    -      -       -      +
    130S  LEU*     3.9    20.9    -      -       +      +
    134S  GLU*     2.8    32.3    +      -       -      -
    185S  VAL*     2.9    30.9    +      -       -      +
    186S  ALA*     3.6     8.5    -      -       -      +
    187S  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    188S  LEU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    190S  ARG*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    192S  GLY*     3.9     6.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain S). 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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     74N  ASN      5.1     2.0    +      -       -      -
     75N  VAL*     3.1    27.1    +      -       -      +
     76N  ALA      5.4     0.4    +      -       -      -
     77N  LEU*     3.6    27.5    -      -       -      +
    128N  ASP*     3.1    38.6    +      -       -      -
    194N  GLY*     3.3    46.8    -      -       -      +
    197N  VAL*     3.8    11.4    -      -       -      +
    198N  TRP*     4.1    18.2    -      -       +      +
    186S  ALA      3.0    17.2    +      -       -      +
    187S  GLN*     3.1     8.3    +      -       -      +
    189S  ARG*     1.3    79.9    -      -       -      +
    191S  VAL*     1.3    61.7    +      -       +      +
    192S  GLY*     3.5     0.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain S). 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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    195N  HIS*     3.7    22.4    +      -       +      +
    198N  TRP*     3.5    49.6    -      -       +      -
    187S  GLN      3.0    22.6    +      -       -      +
    188S  LEU*     3.6    13.2    -      -       +      +
    190S  ARG*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    192S  GLY*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    193S  LYS      4.8     0.5    -      -       -      +
    196S  GLY*     3.4    41.0    +      -       -      +
    197S  VAL*     3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    200S  PHE*     4.4     6.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain S). 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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    188S  LEU      3.3    11.3    +      -       -      -
    189S  ARG      3.9     5.4    +      -       -      -
    190S  ARG      3.4     3.0    -      -       -      -
    191S  VAL*     1.3    82.4    -      -       -      +
    193S  LYS*     1.3    67.0    +      -       -      +
    196S  GLY*     3.6     0.3    -      -       -      -
    197S  VAL*     3.1    28.4    +      -       -      +
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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