Contacts of the helix formed by residues 23 - 49 (chain A) in PDB entry 3B60


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 PHE 23 (chain A).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     19A  THR      3.7    23.1    -      -       -      -
     20A  ILE*     2.7    12.6    +      -       -      +
     21A  ALA      2.6     4.8    +      -       -      -
     22A  PRO*     1.3    85.8    -      -       +      +
     24A  LYS*     1.3    54.5    +      -       -      -
     25A  ALA      3.0    11.7    +      -       -      -
     26A  GLY      3.1    10.7    +      -       -      -
     91A  TRP*     3.1    36.6    -      +       +      -
     92A  VAL*     3.7    21.2    -      -       +      +
     95A  LYS*     3.5    37.9    -      -       +      -
     96A  VAL*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      -
     99A  THR*     4.0    17.3    -      -       +      -
    238B  ARG*     6.1     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 24 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     17A  TRP*     4.5    30.3    -      -       +      +
     20A  ILE*     3.2     5.6    +      -       +      +
     21A  ALA*     2.6    36.1    +      -       -      +
     22A  PRO      3.6     0.8    -      -       -      -
     23A  PHE*     1.3    65.0    -      -       -      +
     25A  ALA*     1.3    66.2    +      -       +      +
     26A  GLY      3.0     2.9    -      -       -      -
     27A  LEU*     3.0    30.9    +      -       +      +
     28A  ILE*     3.1    15.6    +      -       -      +
     92A  VAL*     5.4     0.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 25 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     22A  PRO      5.3     1.5    +      -       -      +
     23A  PHE*     3.0     3.9    +      -       -      +
     24A  LYS*     1.3    81.4    -      -       -      +
     26A  GLY*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
     28A  ILE*     3.3     8.3    -      -       -      +
     29A  VAL*     3.0    35.2    +      -       +      +
     88A  CYS*     4.4     1.3    -      -       -      -
     91A  TRP*     5.2     7.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 26 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     23A  PHE      3.1     9.5    +      -       -      -
     24A  LYS      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
     25A  ALA*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
     27A  LEU*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
     29A  VAL      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
     30A  ALA*     3.0    27.6    +      -       -      +
     88A  CYS*     3.2    36.3    -      -       -      +
     91A  TRP*     4.0     9.8    -      -       -      -
     92A  VAL*     4.6     2.7    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 27 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     17A  TRP*     5.1    12.3    -      -       +      +
     20A  ILE*     5.4     7.4    -      -       +      -
     23A  PHE      4.1     2.4    +      -       -      +
     24A  LYS*     3.0    25.1    +      -       +      +
     26A  GLY*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     28A  ILE*     1.3    67.3    +      -       +      +
     30A  ALA*     3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
     31A  GLY*     3.1    18.0    +      -       -      -
     92A  VAL*     4.7    12.6    -      -       +      +
    143A  LEU*     4.9    22.0    -      -       +      -
    144A  ILE*     6.6     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 28 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24A  LYS      3.1    10.4    +      -       -      +
     25A  ALA*     3.3    18.2    -      -       -      +
     27A  LEU*     1.3    85.3    -      -       +      +
     29A  VAL*     1.3    74.7    +      -       +      +
     31A  GLY*     2.9    18.7    +      -       -      -
     32A  ILE*     3.0    34.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 29 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25A  ALA*     3.0    21.6    +      -       +      +
     28A  ILE*     1.3    87.4    -      -       +      +
     30A  ALA*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
     32A  ILE*     3.8     8.8    +      -       +      +
     33A  ALA      3.3    14.4    +      -       -      -
     84A  ILE*     3.5    15.9    -      -       +      +
     87A  TYR*     3.2    35.7    -      -       +      +
     88A  CYS*     3.3    15.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 30 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     26A  GLY      3.0    18.2    +      -       -      +
     27A  LEU*     3.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
     29A  VAL*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
     31A  GLY*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
     32A  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     33A  ALA*     3.3     8.5    +      -       -      +
     34A  LEU*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      +
     84A  ILE      4.5     2.7    -      -       -      -
     85A  SER*     4.1    19.7    +      -       -      +
     88A  CYS*     4.2    10.8    -      -       +      -
     89A  ILE*     4.3    11.9    -      -       +      +
    144A  ILE*     5.4     9.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 31 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27A  LEU*     3.1    11.6    +      -       -      -
     28A  ILE*     2.9     7.5    +      -       -      -
     30A  ALA*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     32A  ILE*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
     34A  LEU*     3.3    11.1    -      -       -      +
     35A  ILE*     2.8    40.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 32 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     28A  ILE*     3.0    35.2    +      -       +      +
     29A  VAL*     4.0     8.5    -      -       +      +
     31A  GLY*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
     33A  ALA*     1.3    64.8    +      -       -      +
     34A  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     35A  ILE*     3.5    11.4    +      -       +      +
     36A  LEU*     3.1    39.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 33 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     29A  VAL      3.3     4.4    +      -       -      +
     30A  ALA      3.4     7.4    -      -       -      +
     32A  ILE*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
     34A  LEU*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
     36A  LEU*     3.5     4.6    +      -       -      -
     37A  ASN*     3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
     81A  THR*     2.7    31.8    -      -       -      +
     84A  ILE*     3.3    38.1    -      -       +      +
     85A  SER*     3.4    21.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 34 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     30A  ALA      3.1    12.7    +      -       -      +
     31A  GLY*     3.3    15.7    -      -       -      +
     33A  ALA*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
     35A  ILE*     1.3    69.8    +      -       +      +
     37A  ASN*     2.9    18.3    +      -       +      +
     38A  ALA*     3.1    12.4    +      -       +      +
     85A  SER*     4.3     4.0    +      -       -      +
    144A  ILE*     5.3     3.6    -      -       +      +
    148A  ARG*     4.2    46.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 35 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     31A  GLY*     2.8    26.4    +      -       -      +
     32A  ILE*     3.6    16.4    -      -       +      +
     34A  LEU*     1.3    87.1    -      -       +      +
     36A  LEU*     1.3    70.3    +      -       +      +
     38A  ALA*     2.7    36.3    +      -       +      +
     39A  ALA*     3.1     6.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 36 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     32A  ILE*     3.1    37.3    +      -       +      +
     33A  ALA*     3.9     3.8    -      -       -      +
     34A  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     35A  ILE*     1.3    92.7    -      -       +      +
     37A  ASN*     1.3    62.8    +      -       -      +
     39A  ALA*     3.5     9.8    +      -       +      +
     40A  SER*     3.1    20.6    +      -       -      -
     77A  LEU*     4.7    22.0    -      -       +      +
     81A  THR*     3.7    20.4    +      -       -      +
     84A  ILE*     6.5     0.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 37 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     33A  ALA      3.2     4.8    +      -       -      +
     34A  LEU*     2.9    14.7    +      -       +      +
     36A  LEU*     1.3    74.7    +      -       -      +
     38A  ALA*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
     40A  SER*     3.2     3.7    +      -       -      -
     41A  ASP*     2.6    36.1    +      -       -      +
     77A  LEU      3.7     3.0    +      -       -      -
     78A  ARG*     3.7    43.4    +      -       -      +
     81A  THR*     3.0    38.0    -      -       +      +
     82A  SER*     4.4     7.4    +      -       -      -
     85A  SER*     5.4     1.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 38 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     34A  LEU*     3.1    11.8    +      -       +      +
     35A  ILE*     2.7    21.2    +      -       +      +
     37A  ASN*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
     39A  ALA*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
     41A  ASP*     3.0    26.7    +      -       -      +
     42A  THR*     3.3    13.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 39 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     35A  ILE*     3.1     7.5    +      -       +      +
     36A  LEU*     3.8    11.9    -      -       +      +
     37A  ASN      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     38A  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
     40A  SER*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
     41A  ASP      3.0     5.3    +      -       -      -
     42A  THR*     2.8    27.8    +      -       -      +
     43A  PHE*     3.3    18.2    -      -       +      -
     77A  LEU*     5.1     6.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 40 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     36A  LEU      3.1    14.8    +      -       -      -
     37A  ASN*     3.4    15.0    -      -       -      -
     38A  ALA      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     39A  ALA*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
     41A  ASP*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
     43A  PHE*     4.1     4.3    -      -       -      +
     44A  MET*     2.9    40.5    +      -       -      +
     73A  GLY      4.3     6.2    +      -       -      -
     74A  LEU*     5.0     0.3    -      -       -      -
     77A  LEU*     3.9    30.7    -      -       -      +
     78A  ARG*     3.2    25.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 41 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     37A  ASN*     2.6    26.6    -      -       -      +
     38A  ALA*     3.2    13.6    -      -       -      +
     39A  ALA      3.0     0.6    -      -       -      -
     40A  SER*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
     42A  THR*     1.3    67.1    +      -       +      +
     43A  PHE      3.1     1.8    -      -       -      -
     44A  MET*     3.8     3.2    -      -       -      +
     45A  LEU*     3.0    25.9    +      -       -      +
     78A  ARG*     2.7    27.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 42 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     38A  ALA      3.6    12.6    -      -       -      +
     39A  ALA*     2.8    22.2    +      -       -      -
     41A  ASP*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
     43A  PHE*     1.3    71.2    +      -       -      +
     45A  LEU*     3.7     9.1    +      -       -      +
     46A  SER*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 43 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     39A  ALA*     3.3    18.9    +      -       +      +
     40A  SER*     4.3     4.0    -      -       -      +
     41A  ASP      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
     42A  THR*     1.3    95.4    +      -       -      +
     44A  MET*     1.3    74.9    +      -       +      +
     45A  LEU      3.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
     46A  SER*     3.0    31.3    +      -       -      +
     47A  LEU*     3.6     5.9    +      -       -      +
     69A  LEU*     6.2     3.8    -      -       +      -
     77A  LEU*     6.1     4.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with MET 44 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     40A  SER*     2.9    25.9    +      -       -      +
     41A  ASP*     3.2     5.6    +      -       -      +
     43A  PHE*     1.3    90.8    -      -       +      +
     45A  LEU*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
     47A  LEU*     5.8     3.6    -      -       +      -
     48A  LEU*     2.8    44.8    +      -       +      +
     69A  LEU      4.7     7.0    -      -       -      +
     70A  VAL*     4.2    25.4    -      -       +      +
     73A  GLY*     4.6    24.2    -      -       -      -
     74A  LEU*     4.7    12.1    -      -       +      +
     78A  ARG*     3.6    18.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 45 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     41A  ASP      3.0    17.2    +      -       -      +
     42A  THR*     3.8     8.1    -      -       -      +
     44A  MET*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
     46A  SER*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
     47A  LEU      3.0    11.2    +      -       -      -
     48A  LEU*     3.8     4.0    +      -       -      +
     49A  LYS*     3.9    13.0    +      -       +      +
     50A  PRO*     3.8    14.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 46 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     42A  THR      2.9    19.9    +      -       -      -
     43A  PHE*     3.0    15.4    +      -       -      +
     45A  LEU*     1.3    79.1    -      -       -      +
     47A  LEU*     1.3    65.4    +      -       -      +
     50A  PRO*     4.6     8.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 47 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     43A  PHE      3.6     8.7    +      -       -      +
     44A  MET*     5.2     3.4    -      -       +      -
     45A  LEU      3.0     2.8    +      -       -      -
     46A  SER*     1.3    80.9    -      -       -      +
     48A  LEU*     1.3    80.9    +      -       +      +
     49A  LYS      3.6     1.1    -      -       -      -
     50A  PRO*     3.6     9.2    -      -       +      +
     51A  LEU*     3.3    47.2    +      -       +      +
     62A  SER*     4.8     6.1    -      -       -      +
     66A  TRP*     3.7    44.0    -      -       +      +
     70A  VAL*     5.5     9.2    -      -       +      -
    267B  LEU*     4.4    10.3    -      -       +      -
    288B  PHE*     5.5     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 48 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     44A  MET*     2.8    47.0    +      -       +      +
     45A  LEU*     4.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
     47A  LEU*     1.3    87.9    -      -       +      +
     49A  LYS*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
     52A  LEU*     3.3    21.8    +      -       -      +
     70A  VAL*     4.8     8.3    -      -       +      -
    263B  LEU*     5.2     4.3    -      -       +      -
    288B  PHE*     3.4    41.4    -      -       +      -
    292B  ILE*     3.1    42.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 49 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     45A  LEU*     3.9    17.2    +      -       +      +
     48A  LEU*     1.3    74.1    -      -       -      +
     50A  PRO*     1.3    81.9    -      -       +      +
     52A  LEU*     2.7    39.1    -      -       +      +
     53A  ASP*     3.8    26.4    +      -       -      +
     54A  ASP*     5.7     1.6    -      -       -      +
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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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