Contacts of the helix formed by residues 170 - 192 (chain N) in PDB entry 3A9Q


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 N).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56N  GLU*     4.3     6.1    -      -       -      -
     94N  HIS*     2.6    54.6    +      +       +      -
     97N  LYS*     3.3    23.0    -      -       -      +
     98N  LEU*     3.2    23.8    +      -       +      +
    147N  LEU*     3.8    34.5    -      -       +      +
    150N  LEU*     6.6     0.2    -      -       +      -
    165N  PHE*     3.6    33.9    -      +       -      -
    166N  VAL*     2.9    19.9    +      -       +      +
    168N  THR      3.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    169N  GLU*     1.3    92.6    -      -       +      +
    171N  LEU*     1.3    60.0    +      -       -      +
    172N  GLY      3.4     2.0    -      -       -      -
    173N  ALA*     3.4     5.6    +      -       -      +
    174N  GLN*     2.9    31.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain N). 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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    144N  ASN*     4.2    10.0    -      -       -      +
    147N  LEU*     3.8    30.7    -      -       +      -
    148N  LEU*     4.1    24.0    -      -       +      -
    151N  HIS*     4.1     9.9    -      -       +      -
    166N  VAL*     3.0    18.5    +      -       +      +
    167N  GLU*     3.6    19.6    +      -       +      +
    170N  TYR*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    172N  GLY*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    174N  GLN*     3.4     3.6    +      -       -      +
    175N  VAL*     3.2    27.0    +      -       -      +
    160Q  VAL*     3.6    31.4    -      -       +      -
    161Q  GLN*     3.7    19.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 172 (chain N). 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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    167N  GLU      3.7     8.4    +      -       -      -
    168N  THR      5.4     1.5    +      -       -      -
    170N  TYR      3.4     0.8    -      -       -      +
    171N  LEU*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    173N  ALA*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    175N  VAL*     3.1    13.2    +      -       -      +
    176N  GLU*     3.1    19.5    +      -       -      +
    161Q  GLN*     3.7    22.7    -      -       -      +
    164Q  ASP*     5.7     0.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 173 (chain N). 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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     94N  HIS*     5.6    10.3    -      -       +      +
    168N  THR      5.8     1.2    +      -       -      -
    169N  GLU      4.3    14.3    -      -       -      +
    170N  TYR*     3.4     8.6    +      -       -      +
    172N  GLY*     1.3    75.9    -      -       -      +
    174N  GLN*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    176N  GLU*     3.2    10.2    +      -       -      +
    177N  ALA*     2.9    28.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 174 (chain N). 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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     94N  HIS*     5.9     0.5    -      -       -      -
    140N  GLU*     2.7    56.1    +      -       -      +
    143N  THR*     3.7    17.3    -      -       -      +
    144N  ASN*     3.3    38.1    -      -       +      +
    147N  LEU*     3.7    11.0    -      -       +      +
    170N  TYR      2.9    18.5    +      -       -      +
    171N  LEU      3.6     6.1    -      -       -      +
    172N  GLY      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173N  ALA*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    175N  VAL*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    177N  ALA*     3.3     3.7    +      -       -      +
    178N  ILE*     3.0    26.5    +      -       +      +
    215N   CA      4.1     7.1    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 175 (chain N). 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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    144N  ASN*     5.2    11.2    -      -       -      +
    171N  LEU      3.2    15.3    +      -       -      +
    172N  GLY      3.1     9.7    +      -       -      +
    174N  GLN*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    176N  GLU*     1.3    59.9    +      -       +      +
    178N  ILE*     3.4     8.2    +      -       +      +
    179N  LYS*     3.0    26.0    +      -       -      +
    101Q  TYR*     5.2     2.2    -      -       +      -
    104Q  LYS*     3.9    31.4    -      -       +      +
    105Q  ARG*     3.7    36.3    -      -       -      +
    161Q  GLN*     3.7    21.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 176 (chain N). 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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    172N  GLY      3.1    18.6    +      -       -      +
    173N  ALA*     3.2     8.9    +      -       -      +
    175N  VAL*     1.3    77.2    -      -       +      +
    177N  ALA*     1.3    59.7    +      -       -      +
    179N  LYS*     3.3     6.5    +      -       -      +
    180N  ARG*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
    104Q  LYS*     2.7    45.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 177 (chain N). 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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    140N  GLU*     4.0    24.2    -      -       +      +
    173N  ALA      2.9    17.6    +      -       -      +
    174N  GLN*     3.7     6.7    -      -       -      +
    176N  GLU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    178N  ILE*     1.3    63.9    +      -       -      +
    180N  ARG*     3.2    11.6    +      -       -      +
    181N  ILE*     3.0    32.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 178 (chain N). 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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    137N  LEU*     3.8    15.4    -      -       +      +
    140N  GLU*     3.9    18.8    -      -       +      +
    141N  LYS*     4.1     8.3    -      -       +      +
    144N  ASN*     3.8    23.6    -      -       +      +
    174N  GLN*     3.0    30.9    +      -       -      +
    175N  VAL*     3.8     7.0    -      -       +      +
    177N  ALA*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    179N  LYS*     1.3    65.5    +      -       -      +
    181N  ILE*     5.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    182N  SER*     2.8    29.8    +      -       -      -
     37Q  ALA*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      +
     39Q  GLN*     3.5    24.9    -      -       +      +
    104Q  LYS      5.8     0.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 179 (chain N). 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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    175N  VAL      3.0    17.3    +      -       -      +
    176N  GLU*     3.9     7.0    -      -       -      +
    178N  ILE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    180N  ARG*     1.3    63.3    -      -       -      +
    182N  SER*     3.3     1.0    +      -       -      -
    183N  GLU*     3.0    47.0    +      -       -      +
     37Q  ALA*     4.2     8.2    -      -       +      +
    100Q  GLU      5.2     0.4    +      -       -      -
    103Q  ASN*     3.8    22.0    -      -       -      +
    104Q  LYS*     4.0    29.6    -      -       +      +
     71U  ASP*     2.9    48.5    +      -       -      -
     73U  ASP*     4.0    17.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 180 (chain N). 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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     83N  PHE*     3.5    30.6    -      -       -      -
     86N  GLU*     5.5     4.0    +      -       -      -
     87N  SER*     5.3     1.6    +      -       -      -
     90N  GLU*     4.6    16.2    +      -       -      -
    176N  GLU      2.9    17.7    +      -       -      +
    177N  ALA*     3.4    10.8    -      -       -      +
    178N  ILE      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    179N  LYS*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    181N  ILE*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
    183N  GLU*     3.3    16.4    +      -       -      +
    184N  TYR*     2.8    51.4    +      -       +      +
    207N  GLU*     3.2    26.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 181 (chain N). 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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     63N  TYR*     4.2     9.0    -      -       +      +
     83N  PHE*     4.2    26.0    -      -       +      -
    133N  MET*     3.5    35.7    -      -       -      +
    136N  ALA*     4.3     7.2    -      -       +      -
    137N  LEU*     3.7    19.3    -      -       +      +
    140N  GLU*     3.6    33.4    -      -       +      -
    177N  ALA*     3.0    19.7    +      -       +      +
    178N  ILE      4.3     1.6    -      -       -      +
    180N  ARG*     1.3    76.4    -      -       +      +
    182N  SER*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    184N  TYR*     3.0    10.1    +      -       +      +
    185N  VAL*     2.9    20.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 182 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137N  LEU*     3.3    20.7    -      -       -      +
    178N  ILE      2.8    22.7    +      -       -      -
    179N  LYS      3.6     4.5    -      -       -      -
    181N  ILE*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    183N  GLU*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    185N  VAL*     3.2     5.1    +      -       -      +
    186N  ALA*     2.9    25.1    +      -       -      +
     36Q  LEU*     3.5    12.8    -      -       -      +
     37Q  ALA*     3.2    24.9    +      -       -      -
     73U  ASP*     3.6    24.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 183 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    179N  LYS*     3.0    49.7    +      -       -      +
    180N  ARG*     3.5    14.4    -      -       -      +
    182N  SER*     1.3    74.4    -      -       -      +
    184N  TYR*     1.3    66.5    +      -       +      +
    186N  ALA*     3.4     1.2    +      -       -      +
    187N  GLN*     3.0    41.5    +      -       -      +
     71U  ASP*     4.5     3.6    -      -       -      +
     72U  ARG      5.1     0.7    -      -       -      +
     73U  ASP*     3.7    25.5    -      -       +      +
     76U  ALA*     4.1     9.9    -      -       +      -
     78U  ARG*     4.7    22.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 184 (chain N). 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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     83N  PHE*     3.8    25.4    -      +       -      -
    133N  MET*     3.7    32.1    -      -       +      -
    180N  ARG*     2.8    47.7    +      -       +      -
    181N  ILE*     3.0    13.1    +      -       -      +
    183N  GLU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       +      +
    185N  VAL*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    187N  GLN*     3.3    12.4    +      -       -      +
    188N  LEU*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
    200N  PHE*     3.7    25.7    -      +       +      -
    203N  MET*     4.8     5.2    -      -       +      -
    204N  LEU*     3.4    17.0    -      -       +      +
    207N  GLU*     2.5    31.0    +      -       -      -
     78U  ARG*     6.1     2.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    130N  LEU*     4.0    12.7    -      -       +      +
    133N  MET*     3.7    35.9    -      -       +      +
    134N  GLU*     3.9    10.3    -      -       +      +
    137N  LEU*     4.4    11.7    -      -       +      -
    181N  ILE      2.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
    182N  SER      3.5     7.6    -      -       -      +
    184N  TYR*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    186N  ALA*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    188N  LEU*     3.2     3.5    +      -       -      +
    189N  ARG*     3.0    52.9    +      -       -      +
     28Q  VAL*     5.3     0.9    -      -       +      -
     36Q  LEU*     3.7    16.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 186 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    182N  SER      2.9     9.1    +      -       -      +
    183N  GLU      3.7     0.2    -      -       -      +
    184N  TYR      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    185N  VAL*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    187N  GLN*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    189N  ARG*     3.4     8.7    +      -       -      +
    190N  ARG*     3.0    23.8    +      -       -      +
     36Q  LEU*     4.0     6.7    -      -       +      +
     73U  ASP      3.4    26.0    -      -       -      +
     74U  ASN*     3.8    19.3    -      -       -      +
     75U  VAL      4.7     1.8    -      -       -      +
     76U  ALA*     3.7    14.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 187 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    183N  GLU*     3.0    39.7    +      -       -      +
    184N  TYR*     3.8    16.8    -      -       -      +
    186N  ALA*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    188N  LEU*     1.3    64.1    +      -       -      +
    190N  ARG*     3.0     8.0    +      -       -      +
    191N  VAL*     2.9    29.5    +      -       -      +
    200N  PHE*     3.8    12.5    -      -       +      -
    203N  MET*     3.8     5.0    -      -       -      +
     76U  ALA*     3.8    20.6    -      -       +      +
     78U  ARG*     2.9    37.9    +      -       -      +
    198U  TRP*     2.8    35.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 188 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80N  LEU*     5.6     0.7    -      -       +      -
    129N  ALA*     3.8    34.5    -      -       +      +
    130N  LEU*     4.0    16.9    -      -       +      +
    133N  MET*     3.6    33.9    -      -       +      -
    184N  TYR      2.9    18.9    +      -       -      +
    185N  VAL*     3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
    187N  GLN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    189N  ARG*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    191N  VAL*     3.5     5.0    +      -       +      +
    192N  GLY*     3.2    22.3    +      -       -      -
    197N  VAL*     4.1    21.1    -      -       +      +
    200N  PHE*     3.5    40.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 189 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    126N  LYS*     5.4     1.2    -      -       -      +
    130N  LEU*     4.0    19.4    -      -       +      +
    134N  GLU*     2.7    30.1    +      -       -      -
    185N  VAL*     3.0    28.8    +      -       -      +
    186N  ALA*     3.6    10.8    -      -       -      +
    188N  LEU*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    190N  ARG*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    192N  GLY*     3.8     7.5    +      -       -      -
     28Q  VAL*     3.5    16.4    -      -       -      +
     29Q  PRO      3.0    30.7    +      -       -      -
     30Q  THR*     4.2    18.1    +      -       -      +
     31Q  VAL      5.7     0.8    +      -       -      -
     32Q  PRO*     6.2     1.0    -      -       -      +
     36Q  LEU*     3.6    14.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 190 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    186N  ALA      3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    187N  GLN*     3.0    11.7    +      -       -      +
    189N  ARG*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    191N  VAL*     1.3    63.0    +      -       +      +
    192N  GLY*     4.6     0.5    -      -       -      -
     74U  ASN      5.2     1.6    +      -       -      -
     75U  VAL*     3.3    26.3    +      -       -      +
     76U  ALA      5.3     0.4    +      -       -      -
     77U  LEU*     3.7    22.9    -      -       -      +
    128U  ASP*     3.2    36.8    +      -       -      -
    194U  GLY*     3.3    42.1    -      -       -      +
    197U  VAL*     3.8    15.6    -      -       -      +
    198U  TRP*     4.0    19.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 191 (chain N). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    187N  GLN      2.9    22.5    +      -       -      +
    188N  LEU*     3.6    12.3    -      -       +      +
    190N  ARG*     1.3    76.4    -      -       -      +
    192N  GLY*     1.3    67.4    +      -       -      +
    193N  LYS      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    196N  GLY*     3.4    39.2    +      -       -      +
    197N  VAL*     3.8     4.3    -      -       -      +
    200N  PHE*     4.4     5.8    -      -       +      -
    195U  HIS*     3.7    25.8    +      -       +      +
    198U  TRP*     3.5    49.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 192 (chain N). 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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    188N  LEU      3.2    14.3    +      -       -      -
    189N  ARG      3.8     5.6    +      -       -      -
    190N  ARG      3.3     3.4    -      -       -      -
    191N  VAL*     1.3    81.3    -      -       -      +
    193N  LYS*     1.3    68.3    +      -       -      +
    196N  GLY*     3.6     0.5    -      -       -      -
    197N  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).

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