Contacts of the helix formed by residues 179 - 206 (chain A) in PDB entry 3H90


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 ASP 179 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    104A  HIS*     4.4    19.4    +      -       +      +
    110A  PRO*     5.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
    111A  MET      6.0     0.2    +      -       -      -
    112A  THR*     4.2    19.1    +      -       -      -
    161A  ASN*     5.3     4.1    +      -       -      +
    164A  ILE*     3.4    29.2    -      -       -      +
    178A  ALA*     1.3    78.2    -      -       -      +
    180A  ALA*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
    182A  PHE*     2.8    11.8    +      -       +      +
    183A  ALA*     2.7    40.1    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 180 (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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    101A  GLY      3.7    19.4    -      -       -      +
    104A  HIS*     3.8    23.2    -      -       -      +
    105A  LEU*     3.8    24.5    -      -       +      -
    106A  ILE*     5.8     0.4    -      -       +      -
    178A  ALA*     3.1    10.4    -      -       +      +
    179A  ASP*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    181A  LEU*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    183A  ALA*     4.7     4.5    -      -       -      +
    184A  LEU*     2.9    35.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 181 (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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    177A  ARG*     4.4    28.9    -      -       +      +
    178A  ALA      4.1     8.0    +      -       -      +
    179A  ASP      3.0     1.0    +      -       -      -
    180A  ALA*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    182A  PHE*     1.3    77.9    +      -       +      +
    184A  LEU*     4.4     5.3    -      -       -      +
    185A  GLY*     3.3    21.0    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 182 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161A  ASN*     3.2    38.4    -      -       -      +
    163A  ALA*     5.0    12.6    -      -       +      -
    178A  ALA      5.5     3.1    -      -       -      -
    179A  ASP*     2.8     9.1    +      -       -      +
    181A  LEU*     1.3    95.2    -      -       +      +
    183A  ALA*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    184A  LEU      3.1     1.3    -      -       -      -
    185A  GLY*     3.0     2.8    +      -       -      -
    186A  ILE*     3.0    42.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 183 (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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     97A  LEU*     3.0    39.6    -      -       +      +
    100A  THR*     5.7     1.6    -      -       +      -
    101A  GLY*     4.4     5.8    -      -       -      +
    104A  HIS*     4.9     8.5    -      -       +      +
    179A  ASP*     2.7    32.0    +      -       +      +
    180A  ALA*     4.5     2.5    -      -       -      +
    182A  PHE*     1.3    72.1    -      -       -      +
    184A  LEU*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    186A  ILE*     4.4     8.5    -      -       -      +
    187A  GLY      3.7    10.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 184 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     97A  LEU      4.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
     98A  PHE*     3.8    23.4    -      -       +      -
    101A  GLY*     3.8    21.7    -      -       -      +
    102A  ILE*     3.6    32.1    -      -       +      +
    105A  LEU*     5.8     2.5    -      -       +      -
    180A  ALA      2.9    21.0    +      -       -      +
    181A  LEU*     4.7     4.7    -      -       -      +
    183A  ALA*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    185A  GLY*     1.3    65.6    +      -       -      +
    187A  GLY*     3.2    10.7    +      -       -      -
    188A  ILE*     3.2    35.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 185 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    181A  LEU      3.3    12.5    +      -       -      -
    182A  PHE*     3.0     6.7    +      -       -      -
    184A  LEU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    186A  ILE*     1.3    64.0    +      -       -      +
    188A  ILE*     3.3    23.6    +      -       -      +
    189A  TYR*     3.3    13.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 186 (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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     97A  LEU*     4.7    15.3    -      -       +      -
    156A  SER*     4.6     5.8    -      -       -      +
    159A  MET*     3.5    58.3    -      -       +      +
    161A  ASN*     5.4     7.2    -      -       -      +
    182A  PHE*     3.0    31.6    +      -       +      +
    183A  ALA*     4.5     7.4    -      -       -      +
    185A  GLY*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    187A  GLY*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    189A  TYR*     3.2     5.8    +      -       -      -
    190A  ILE*     2.9    47.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 187 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     94A  ALA*     3.5    25.6    -      -       -      +
     97A  LEU*     4.7     4.0    -      -       -      +
     98A  PHE*     4.1    13.2    -      -       -      +
    183A  ALA      3.7     9.5    +      -       -      -
    184A  LEU      3.2     9.1    +      -       -      -
    186A  ILE*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
    188A  ILE*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    191A  LEU*     3.2    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 188 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     98A  PHE*     3.7    22.0    -      -       +      -
    184A  LEU*     3.2    37.9    +      -       +      +
    185A  GLY*     3.9    11.9    -      -       -      +
    186A  ILE      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    187A  GLY*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    189A  TYR*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    191A  LEU*     3.9     9.2    -      -       +      +
    192A  TYR*     3.1    24.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 189 (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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    152A  LEU*     5.8     0.9    -      -       +      -
    155A  GLN*     5.8     1.7    +      -       +      -
    159A  MET*     4.1    21.8    -      -       +      -
    185A  GLY      3.3     9.6    +      -       -      +
    186A  ILE*     3.2     7.5    +      -       -      +
    188A  ILE*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    190A  ILE*     1.3    78.9    +      -       +      +
    192A  TYR*     3.3    14.0    +      +       -      +
    193A  SER*     2.7    48.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 190 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     90A  ILE*     4.0    23.1    -      -       +      -
     94A  ALA*     4.0    13.7    -      -       +      -
    152A  LEU*     4.0    21.5    -      -       +      -
    155A  GLN*     4.8     3.8    -      -       +      -
    156A  SER*     3.2    37.0    -      -       -      +
    159A  MET*     4.8     5.6    -      -       +      -
    186A  ILE*     2.9    33.4    +      -       +      +
    187A  GLY*     5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    189A  TYR*     1.3    95.6    -      -       +      +
    191A  LEU*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    193A  SER*     3.9     1.8    -      -       -      -
    194A  ALA*     2.8    28.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 191 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  SER*     3.4    37.0    +      -       -      +
     94A  ALA*     3.5    13.2    -      -       +      +
     95A  LEU*     4.4    24.2    -      -       +      -
     98A  PHE*     6.2     4.9    -      -       +      -
    187A  GLY      3.2    22.5    +      -       -      +
    188A  ILE*     3.9     8.7    -      -       +      +
    190A  ILE*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    192A  TYR*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    194A  ALA*     3.4     2.8    +      -       -      +
    195A  LEU*     2.9    49.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 192 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    188A  ILE*     3.1    17.8    +      -       +      +
    189A  TYR*     3.4    14.1    -      +       -      +
    191A  LEU*     1.3    82.7    -      -       +      +
    193A  SER*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    195A  LEU*     3.3     9.4    +      -       +      +
    196A  ARG*     3.0    55.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 193 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    152A  LEU*     3.7    23.4    -      -       -      +
    189A  TYR*     2.7    37.5    +      -       -      -
    190A  ILE*     3.2    13.0    +      -       -      -
    192A  TYR*     1.3    81.6    -      -       -      +
    194A  ALA*     1.3    55.9    +      -       -      +
    196A  ARG*     3.9     4.3    -      -       -      +
    197A  MET*     3.1    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 194 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     87A  SER*     3.4    18.2    -      -       -      +
     90A  ILE*     3.8     8.1    -      -       +      -
     91A  SER*     3.7    31.2    -      -       -      +
    152A  LEU*     3.4    19.9    -      -       +      +
    190A  ILE      2.8    21.0    +      -       -      +
    191A  LEU      3.9     0.4    -      -       -      +
    193A  SER*     1.3    71.1    -      -       -      +
    195A  LEU*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
    197A  MET*     3.3     3.4    -      -       -      +
    198A  GLY*     2.9    25.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 195 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  SER*     4.2    11.8    +      -       -      +
    191A  LEU*     2.9    44.3    +      -       +      +
    192A  TYR*     3.3     9.8    +      -       +      +
    194A  ALA*     1.3    77.0    -      -       -      +
    196A  ARG*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    198A  GLY*     4.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
    199A  TYR*     3.1    27.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 196 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    192A  TYR*     3.0    44.6    +      -       +      +
    193A  SER*     3.9     5.6    -      -       -      +
    195A  LEU*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
    197A  MET*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    199A  TYR*     3.2    42.3    +      -       -      +
    200A  GLU*     3.1    42.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 197 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     83A  ALA*     4.3     8.7    -      -       +      +
     87A  SER*     4.0    14.4    -      -       -      -
     90A  ILE*     6.5     0.2    -      -       +      -
    145A  GLN*     3.4    41.5    -      -       -      +
    148A  ARG*     3.6    35.9    -      -       -      +
    149A  ALA*     3.7    30.1    -      -       +      -
    152A  LEU*     4.2    13.2    -      -       +      -
    193A  SER      3.1    19.8    +      -       -      +
    194A  ALA*     3.3     7.0    -      -       -      +
    196A  ARG*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    198A  GLY*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    200A  GLU*     3.3    12.8    +      -       -      +
    201A  ALA*     3.2    15.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 198 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     84A  LEU*     4.4     3.6    -      -       -      -
     87A  SER*     3.2    26.0    -      -       -      -
    194A  ALA      2.9    15.0    +      -       -      -
    195A  LEU      4.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    197A  MET*     1.3    71.1    -      -       -      +
    199A  TYR*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    201A  ALA*     2.8    27.9    +      -       -      +
    202A  VAL*     2.9    20.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 199 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    195A  LEU*     3.1    19.4    +      -       +      +
    196A  ARG*     3.2    41.7    +      -       -      +
    198A  GLY*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    200A  GLU*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    202A  VAL*     3.7    12.7    +      -       +      +
    203A  GLN*     3.0    63.5    +      -       +      +
    208A  ARG*     4.1    12.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 200 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    145A  GLN*     3.7     4.8    -      -       -      +
    148A  ARG*     2.9    40.6    +      -       -      +
    196A  ARG*     3.1    37.4    +      -       +      +
    197A  MET*     3.5     8.9    -      -       -      +
    199A  TYR*     1.3    82.5    -      -       +      +
    201A  ALA*     1.3    56.6    +      -       -      +
    203A  GLN*     3.3     8.5    +      -       -      +
    204A  SER*     2.6    32.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 201 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     80A  SER*     3.5    23.6    -      -       -      +
     83A  ALA*     4.0     9.0    -      -       +      -
     84A  LEU*     3.7    19.5    -      -       +      +
    145A  GLN*     3.5    11.8    +      -       -      +
    197A  MET      3.2    10.2    +      -       -      +
    198A  GLY*     2.8    11.5    +      -       -      +
    200A  GLU*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    202A  VAL*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
    203A  GLN      3.0     1.6    -      -       -      -
    204A  SER*     3.0     6.4    +      -       -      -
    205A  LEU*     2.9    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 202 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     84A  LEU*     3.8    23.1    -      -       +      -
    198A  GLY      2.9    17.7    +      -       -      +
    199A  TYR*     3.8    14.8    -      -       +      +
    201A  ALA*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    203A  GLN*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    205A  LEU*     3.0    13.0    +      -       -      +
    206A  LEU*     2.7    49.8    +      -       +      +
     81C  LEU*     3.8    19.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 203 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    199A  TYR*     3.0    53.0    +      -       +      +
    200A  GLU*     3.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
    201A  ALA      3.0     0.4    -      -       -      -
    202A  VAL*     1.3    86.4    -      -       -      +
    204A  SER*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    206A  LEU*     2.9    27.1    -      -       -      +
    208A  ARG*     2.9    56.1    +      -       -      +
     62C  TYR*     5.3     0.8    +      -       -      -
     71C  HIS*     2.6    36.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with SER 204 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77A  LYS*     3.4    22.6    -      -       -      +
     80A  SER*     3.7    15.7    -      -       -      -
    145A  GLN*     2.7    18.4    +      -       -      -
    200A  GLU      2.6    23.4    +      -       -      -
    201A  ALA      3.1     3.4    +      -       -      -
    203A  GLN*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    205A  LEU*     1.3    59.8    +      -       -      +
    206A  LEU      3.0    13.4    -      -       -      +
    207A  ASP*     4.0     2.3    -      -       -      +
    208A  ARG*     4.9     3.1    -      -       -      +
    238A  GLN*     4.4    15.0    -      -       -      +
    239A  SER*     6.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    240A  GLY      6.2     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 205 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77A  LYS*     4.0    22.6    +      -       +      +
     80A  SER*     3.8    25.8    -      -       -      +
     81A  LEU*     3.5    36.3    -      -       +      -
     84A  LEU*     4.0    20.9    -      -       +      -
    201A  ALA      2.9    15.7    +      -       -      +
    202A  VAL*     3.4     9.2    -      -       -      +
    204A  SER*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    206A  LEU*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
     77C  LYS*     3.4    31.8    +      -       -      +
     81C  LEU*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
    205C  LEU*     4.4    10.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 206 (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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    202A  VAL*     2.7    27.8    +      -       +      +
    203A  GLN*     2.9    42.8    -      -       -      +
    204A  SER      3.0     9.9    -      -       -      -
    205A  LEU*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    207A  ASP*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    208A  ARG      2.7     9.0    +      -       -      -
     62C  TYR*     4.2    21.5    -      -       +      +
     71C  HIS*     4.1    17.5    -      -       +      +
     74C  GLY      5.8     1.3    -      -       -      +
     75C  HIS*     5.0     7.2    -      -       -      +
     77C  LYS*     4.1     6.5    -      -       +      -
     78C  ALA*     3.9    26.0    -      -       +      +
     81C  LEU*     3.6    25.8    -      -       +      -
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


   I  Hydrophilic      - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
                         (e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
  II  Acceptor         - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
 III  Donor            - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
  IV  Hydrophobic      - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
                         aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
                         a N or O atom
   V  Aromatic         - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other 
                         bonds formed by the atom
  VI  Neutral          - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
                         atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
                         or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
 VII  Neutral-donor    - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
                         atom of class III
VIII  Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only 
                         one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy is shown below:

Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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  Atomic class           I  II  III   IV   V   VI  VII  VIII
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   I  (Hydrophilic)      +   +    +    -   +   +    +    +
  II  (Acceptor)         +   -    +    -   +   +    +    -
 III  (Donor)            +   +    -    -   +   +    -    +
  IV  (Hydrophobic)      -   -    -    +   +   +    +    +
   V  (Aromatic)         +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
  VI  (Neutral)          +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
 VII  (Neutral-donor)    +   +    -    +   +   +    -    +
VIII  (Neutral-acceptor) +   -    +    +   +   +    +    -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases (see below) the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous. In these cases, the user is advised to manually analyse the full list of contacts using LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are 
   considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
   planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
   VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
   "hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
   "carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).

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