Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain V) 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.
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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 TYR 170 (chain V).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56V  GLU*     4.3     7.0    -      -       -      -
     94V  HIS*     2.7    51.0    +      +       +      -
     97V  LYS*     3.3    21.4    -      -       +      +
     98V  LEU*     3.1    27.0    +      -       +      +
    147V  LEU*     3.7    34.8    -      -       +      +
    150V  LEU*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    165V  PHE*     3.6    34.8    -      +       -      -
    166V  VAL*     3.0    15.1    +      -       +      +
    169V  GLU*     1.3    92.7    -      -       +      +
    171V  LEU*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    172V  GLY      3.5     1.6    -      -       -      -
    173V  GLU*     3.5     7.3    +      -       -      +
    174V  GLN*     3.0    30.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain V). 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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    160B  VAL*     3.4    38.6    -      -       +      -
    161B  GLN*     3.6    19.4    -      -       +      +
    164B  ASP*     5.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
    144V  ASN*     4.5     7.9    -      -       -      +
    147V  LEU*     3.9    31.2    -      -       +      -
    148V  LEU*     4.1    14.8    -      -       +      -
    151V  HIS*     4.6     2.7    -      -       +      -
    166V  VAL*     3.1    23.3    +      -       +      +
    167V  GLU*     3.5    25.0    +      -       +      +
    170V  TYR*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
    172V  GLY*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
    174V  GLN*     3.3     5.1    +      -       -      +
    175V  VAL*     3.1    25.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain V). 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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    161B  GLN*     3.6    23.2    -      -       -      +
    164B  ASP*     5.4     2.0    +      -       -      -
    167V  GLU      3.9     6.1    +      -       -      -
    170V  TYR      3.5     0.2    -      -       -      -
    171V  LEU*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    173V  GLU*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    175V  VAL*     3.2     4.7    +      -       -      +
    176V  GLU*     3.0    29.6    +      -       -      +
    223V   CA      4.5     5.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 173 (chain V). 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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     94V  HIS*     5.4    13.9    -      -       +      +
    168V  THR      3.7     2.9    -      -       -      +
    169V  GLU*     3.2    31.2    -      -       -      +
    170V  TYR*     3.5     9.7    +      -       +      +
    172V  GLY*     1.3    74.7    +      -       -      +
    174V  GLN*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    176V  GLU*     3.3    10.6    +      -       -      +
    177V  ALA*     3.0    28.1    +      -       -      +
    223V   CA      2.6    28.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain V). 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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     94V  HIS*     5.9     0.5    -      -       -      -
    140V  GLU*     2.7    56.7    +      -       -      +
    143V  THR*     3.7    16.0    -      -       -      +
    144V  ASN*     3.4    39.5    -      -       +      +
    147V  LEU*     3.8    11.0    -      -       +      +
    170V  TYR      3.0    18.1    +      -       -      +
    171V  LEU      3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    172V  GLY      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173V  GLU*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    175V  VAL*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    177V  ALA*     3.3     4.3    +      -       -      +
    178V  ILE*     3.0    31.1    +      -       +      +
    222V   CA      4.0     8.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain V). 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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    101B  TYR*     5.3     1.8    -      -       +      -
    104B  LYS*     3.9    30.8    -      -       +      +
    105B  ARG*     3.8    29.6    -      -       -      +
    161B  GLN*     3.6    29.2    -      -       +      +
    144V  ASN*     5.2    10.8    -      -       -      +
    171V  LEU      3.1    16.7    +      -       -      +
    172V  GLY      3.5     8.5    -      -       -      +
    174V  GLN*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    176V  GLU*     1.3    64.8    +      -       +      +
    178V  ILE*     3.3     8.8    +      -       +      +
    179V  LYS*     3.0    21.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain V). 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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    104B  LYS*     2.8    45.0    +      -       -      +
    172V  GLY      3.0    19.6    +      -       -      +
    173V  GLU*     3.5     9.6    -      -       -      +
    174V  GLN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    175V  VAL*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    177V  ALA*     1.3    58.6    +      -       -      +
    179V  LYS*     3.3     6.7    +      -       -      +
    180V  ARG*     3.0    29.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain V). 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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     94V  HIS*     6.6     0.2    -      -       +      -
    140V  GLU*     4.1    22.9    -      -       +      +
    173V  GLU      3.0    16.8    +      -       -      +
    174V  GLN*     3.6     7.0    -      -       -      +
    175V  VAL      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    176V  GLU*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    178V  ILE*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    180V  ARG*     3.4     9.4    +      -       -      +
    181V  ILE*     3.1    32.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain V). 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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     37B  ALA*     3.6    34.8    -      -       +      +
     39B  GLN*     3.6    24.2    -      -       +      +
    104B  LYS      5.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
    137V  LEU*     3.8    15.7    -      -       +      +
    140V  GLU*     3.9    35.2    -      -       +      +
    141V  LYS*     4.2     7.9    -      -       +      +
    144V  ASN*     3.9    15.7    -      -       +      +
    174V  GLN*     3.0    23.2    +      -       -      +
    175V  VAL*     3.7     7.2    -      -       +      +
    176V  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    177V  ALA*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    179V  LYS*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    182V  SER*     2.8    29.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain V). 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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     37B  ALA*     4.3     4.4    -      -       +      +
    100B  GLU      5.3     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103B  ASN*     3.8    23.5    -      -       -      +
    104B  LYS*     3.8    31.8    -      -       +      +
     71F  ASP*     3.0    46.2    +      -       -      -
     73F  ASP*     4.0    16.2    -      -       +      +
    175V  VAL      3.0    17.4    +      -       -      +
    176V  GLU*     3.8     5.8    -      -       -      +
    178V  ILE*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    180V  ARG*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    182V  SER*     3.2     5.6    +      -       -      -
    183V  GLU*     2.9    54.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain V). 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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     83V  PHE*     3.6    29.2    -      -       -      -
     86V  GLU*     5.3     5.5    +      -       -      -
     87V  SER*     5.4     1.0    +      -       -      -
     90V  GLU*     4.8    15.4    +      -       -      -
    176V  GLU      3.0    17.1    +      -       -      +
    177V  ALA*     3.7     9.0    -      -       -      +
    178V  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    179V  LYS*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    181V  ILE*     1.3    64.0    +      -       +      +
    183V  GLU*     3.4    15.6    +      -       -      +
    184V  TYR*     2.8    57.8    +      -       +      +
    204V  LEU*     5.1     1.4    -      -       -      +
    207V  GLU*     4.3     6.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain V). 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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     63V  TYR*     3.7    13.2    -      -       -      +
     83V  PHE*     4.1    24.9    -      -       +      -
    133V  MET*     3.5    32.8    -      -       -      +
    136V  ALA*     4.2     9.9    -      -       +      +
    137V  LEU*     3.6    18.2    -      -       +      +
    140V  GLU*     3.5    33.0    -      -       +      -
    177V  ALA*     3.1    15.9    +      -       +      +
    178V  ILE      4.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    180V  ARG*     1.3    77.4    -      -       +      +
    182V  SER*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
    184V  TYR*     3.0     8.7    +      -       +      +
    185V  VAL*     2.9    20.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain V). 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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     36B  LEU*     3.5    19.2    -      -       -      +
     37B  ALA*     3.3    23.2    +      -       -      -
     73F  ASP*     3.5    27.8    -      -       -      -
    137V  LEU*     3.4    14.1    -      -       -      +
    178V  ILE      2.8    24.1    +      -       -      -
    179V  LYS      3.5     4.5    -      -       -      -
    181V  ILE*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    183V  GLU*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    185V  VAL*     3.2     4.8    +      -       -      -
    186V  ALA*     2.9    25.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain V). 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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     71F  ASP*     4.6     3.1    -      -       -      +
     72F  ARG      5.3     0.3    -      -       -      +
     73F  ASP*     3.7    26.2    -      -       +      +
     76F  ALA*     4.1    10.6    -      -       +      -
     78F  ARG*     4.9    20.2    -      -       -      +
    179V  LYS*     2.9    49.4    +      -       -      +
    180V  ARG*     3.5    16.3    -      -       -      +
    182V  SER*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    184V  TYR*     1.3    58.0    +      -       +      +
    186V  ALA*     3.4     1.6    +      -       -      +
    187V  GLN*     3.0    46.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain V). 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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     83V  PHE*     3.7    25.6    -      +       -      -
    133V  MET*     3.5    31.4    -      -       +      -
    180V  ARG*     2.8    48.3    +      -       +      +
    181V  ILE*     3.0    12.8    +      -       -      +
    183V  GLU*     1.3    75.5    -      -       +      +
    185V  VAL*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    187V  GLN*     3.3    10.8    +      -       -      +
    188V  LEU*     2.9    29.9    +      -       -      +
    200V  PHE*     3.6    27.3    -      +       +      -
    203V  MET*     4.8     0.4    -      -       +      -
    204V  LEU*     3.3    16.5    -      -       +      +
    207V  GLU*     2.6    37.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     28B  VAL*     5.4     0.4    -      -       +      -
     36B  LEU*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      -
    130V  LEU*     4.0    13.5    -      -       +      -
    133V  MET*     3.7    35.4    -      -       +      +
    134V  GLU*     3.9    14.1    -      -       +      +
    137V  LEU*     4.5     9.9    -      -       +      -
    181V  ILE      2.9    18.9    +      -       -      +
    182V  SER*     3.2     8.3    +      -       -      +
    184V  TYR*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    186V  ALA*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    188V  LEU*     3.3     4.0    +      -       -      +
    189V  ARG*     3.0    50.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     36B  LEU*     4.0     8.0    -      -       +      +
     73F  ASP      3.3    25.6    -      -       -      +
     74F  ASN*     3.7    22.0    -      -       -      +
     75F  VAL      4.8     1.8    -      -       -      +
     76F  ALA*     3.8     8.5    -      -       +      -
    182V  SER      2.9    10.0    +      -       -      +
    183V  GLU      3.6     4.3    -      -       -      +
    185V  VAL*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    187V  GLN*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    189V  ARG*     3.3     9.3    +      -       -      +
    190V  ARG*     3.0    23.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     76F  ALA*     3.8    23.4    -      -       +      +
     78F  ARG*     3.0    33.7    +      -       -      +
    198F  TRP*     2.9    33.5    +      -       +      +
    183V  GLU*     3.0    39.3    +      -       -      +
    184V  TYR*     4.0    13.7    -      -       -      +
    186V  ALA*     1.3    73.2    -      -       -      +
    188V  LEU*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    190V  ARG*     3.1     8.4    +      -       -      +
    191V  VAL*     3.0    30.3    +      -       -      +
    200V  PHE*     3.8    16.2    -      -       +      -
    203V  MET*     3.7     7.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80V  LEU*     5.5     0.7    -      -       +      -
    129V  ALA*     3.7    35.2    -      -       +      +
    130V  LEU*     4.0    17.8    -      -       +      +
    133V  MET*     3.6    34.1    -      -       +      -
    184V  TYR      2.9    17.6    +      -       -      +
    185V  VAL      3.7     3.8    -      -       -      +
    187V  GLN*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    189V  ARG*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    191V  VAL*     3.6     4.8    -      -       -      +
    192V  GLY*     3.3    21.8    +      -       -      -
    197V  VAL*     4.1    22.8    -      -       +      +
    200V  PHE*     3.5    38.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     28B  VAL*     3.9    13.9    +      -       -      +
     29B  PRO      3.1    28.9    +      -       -      -
     30B  THR*     4.2    14.1    +      -       -      +
     31B  VAL      5.4     2.2    +      -       -      -
     32B  PRO*     6.1     1.4    -      -       -      +
     36B  LEU*     3.5    15.3    -      -       -      +
    126V  LYS*     5.4     1.4    -      -       -      +
    130V  LEU*     3.9    19.2    -      -       +      +
    134V  GLU*     2.8    31.5    +      -       -      -
    185V  VAL*     3.0    31.4    +      -       -      +
    186V  ALA*     3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
    187V  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    188V  LEU*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    190V  ARG*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    192V  GLY*     3.9     7.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain V). 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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     74F  ASN      5.0     1.8    +      -       -      -
     75F  VAL*     3.1    27.9    +      -       -      +
     76F  ALA      5.2     0.6    +      -       -      -
     77F  LEU*     3.7    32.3    -      -       -      +
    128F  ASP*     3.2    37.2    +      -       -      -
    194F  GLY*     3.3    46.2    -      -       -      +
    197F  VAL*     4.0    10.9    -      -       -      +
    198F  TRP*     4.1    14.1    -      -       +      +
    186V  ALA      3.0    14.4    +      -       -      +
    187V  GLN*     3.1    10.8    +      -       -      +
    189V  ARG*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    191V  VAL*     1.3    62.4    +      -       +      +
    192V  GLY*     4.6     0.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain V). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    195F  HIS*     3.7    22.6    +      -       +      +
    198F  TRP*     3.5    49.4    -      -       +      -
    187V  GLN      3.0    23.6    +      -       -      +
    188V  LEU*     3.6    12.8    -      -       -      +
    190V  ARG*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    192V  GLY*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    193V  LYS      4.9     0.3    -      -       -      +
    196V  GLY*     3.5    41.9    +      -       -      +
    197V  VAL*     3.9     4.5    -      -       -      +
    200V  PHE*     4.4     5.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain V). 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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    188V  LEU      3.3    13.8    +      -       -      -
    189V  ARG      3.9     5.6    +      -       -      -
    190V  ARG      3.4     3.2    -      -       -      -
    191V  VAL*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    193V  LYS*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      -
    196V  GLY*     3.5     0.7    -      -       -      -
    197V  VAL*     3.1    28.0    +      -       -      +
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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).

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