Contacts of the helix formed by residues 8 - 34 (chain B) in PDB entry 3OOY


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 SER 8 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      9B  MET*     1.3    62.5    +      -       -      +
     10B  GLN*     3.4     3.8    -      -       -      +
     11B  LYS*     3.6    18.4    -      -       -      +
     12B  LEU*     3.2    33.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 9 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8B  SER*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
     10B  GLN*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
     11B  LYS      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     12B  LEU*     3.5    11.6    +      -       +      +
     13B  GLN*     3.2    22.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 10 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8B  SER*     3.4     1.9    -      -       -      +
      9B  MET*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
     11B  LYS*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
     13B  GLN*     3.4     6.7    +      -       -      +
     14B  ALA*     2.9    29.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 11 (chain B). 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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      8B  SER*     3.6    21.8    +      -       -      +
      9B  MET      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     10B  GLN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
     12B  LEU*     1.3    67.9    +      -       +      +
     14B  ALA*     3.2     5.1    +      -       +      +
     15B  LEU*     3.0    35.5    +      -       +      +
     53B  PHE      2.7    29.0    +      -       -      -
     54B  HIS*     3.7    26.1    -      -       +      +
    284B  ILE*     3.3    28.0    -      -       +      +
    285B  LEU      5.3     0.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 12 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      8B  SER*     3.2    22.4    +      -       -      +
      9B  MET*     3.9    10.8    -      -       +      +
     10B  GLN      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
     11B  LYS*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
     13B  GLN*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
     15B  LEU*     3.3     9.4    +      -       +      +
     16B  LYS*     3.1    33.1    +      -       -      +
    221B  VAL*     4.1    17.2    -      -       +      +
    222B  GLU*     3.6    41.5    -      -       +      +
    225B  CYS*     4.6    14.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 13 (chain B). 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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      9B  MET      3.2    14.8    +      -       -      +
     10B  GLN*     3.7     5.6    -      -       -      +
     12B  LEU*     1.3    80.7    -      -       -      +
     14B  ALA*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
     16B  LYS*     3.3    27.8    +      -       -      +
     17B  ASP*     2.9    63.0    +      -       -      +
    277B  GLN      4.4     5.1    +      -       -      -
    279B  GLN*     3.4    42.1    +      -       +      +
    280B  SER*     6.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 14 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     10B  GLN      2.9    18.3    +      -       -      +
     11B  LYS*     3.2     8.5    +      -       +      +
     13B  GLN*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
     15B  LEU*     1.3    52.5    +      -       -      +
     17B  ASP*     3.6    11.7    -      -       -      +
     18B  THR*     2.7    38.3    +      -       -      -
     21B  ARG*     4.2     1.5    +      -       -      +
    280B  SER*     6.3     1.6    -      -       -      -
    282B  LYS      4.9     9.4    -      -       -      +
    284B  ILE*     3.8    22.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 15 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     11B  LYS*     3.0    32.4    +      -       +      +
     12B  LEU*     3.6    13.0    -      -       +      +
     14B  ALA*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
     16B  LYS*     1.3    59.0    +      -       -      +
     18B  THR*     3.3     3.9    +      -       -      +
     19B  ALA*     2.8    28.6    +      -       -      +
     49B  ALA*     3.6    35.2    -      -       +      +
     50B  VAL*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
     53B  PHE*     3.7    14.6    -      -       +      +
     54B  HIS*     4.1    11.9    -      -       +      +
    221B  VAL*     4.1    15.0    -      -       +      -
    225B  CYS*     4.1    25.8    -      -       -      -
    284B  ILE*     3.6    19.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 16 (chain B). 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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     12B  LEU*     3.1    20.6    +      -       -      +
     13B  GLN*     3.3    31.4    +      -       -      +
     15B  LEU*     1.3    71.5    -      -       -      +
     17B  ASP*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
     19B  ALA*     3.4     7.9    +      -       -      +
     20B  ASN*     3.1    31.9    +      -       -      +
     46B  GLU*     5.3     2.2    -      -       +      +
    221B  VAL*     3.7    31.0    -      -       +      -
    222B  GLU*     3.6    20.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 17 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     13B  GLN*     2.9    52.7    +      -       -      +
     14B  ALA*     3.6     8.5    -      -       -      +
     15B  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     16B  LYS*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
     18B  THR*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
     20B  ASN*     3.3     4.1    +      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     2.9    51.1    +      -       -      +
    277B  GLN      4.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    278B  ILE*     3.6    15.0    -      -       +      +
    279B  GLN      3.0    22.6    +      -       -      -
    280B  SER*     3.1    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 18 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     14B  ALA      2.7    26.2    +      -       -      -
     15B  LEU*     3.5     7.4    -      -       -      -
     17B  ASP*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
     19B  ALA*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     3.2    20.5    +      -       -      +
     22B  LEU*     2.9    33.0    +      -       +      +
     49B  ALA*     4.1    10.3    -      -       +      -
     53B  PHE*     3.9    28.7    -      -       +      -
     88B  GLU*     3.9    21.1    +      -       +      +
    284B  ILE*     3.8    15.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 19 (chain B). 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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     15B  LEU      2.8    16.9    +      -       -      +
     16B  LYS*     3.5    10.3    -      -       -      +
     18B  THR*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
     20B  ASN*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
     22B  LEU*     3.2     7.6    +      -       -      +
     23B  ARG*     3.1    23.2    +      -       -      +
     45B  ALA*     3.4    28.5    -      -       -      +
     46B  GLU*     3.6    40.6    -      -       +      +
     49B  ALA*     3.8     3.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 20 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     16B  LYS*     3.1    21.9    +      -       -      +
     17B  ASP*     3.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
     19B  ALA*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     1.3    65.1    +      -       -      +
     22B  LEU      3.2     1.1    -      -       -      -
     23B  ARG*     2.9    36.7    +      -       -      +
     24B  ILE*     3.1    26.5    +      -       -      +
     46B  GLU*     5.4     0.8    +      -       -      -
    247B  GLY*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    274B  ILE*     3.6    21.9    -      -       +      +
    277B  GLN*     4.1    24.3    +      -       -      +
    278B  ILE*     3.9    16.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 21 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     14B  ALA*     4.2     2.0    +      -       -      +
     17B  ASP*     2.9    29.4    +      -       -      +
     18B  THR*     3.5    31.4    +      -       -      +
     20B  ASN*     1.3    70.3    -      -       -      +
     22B  LEU*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
     24B  ILE*     3.2     8.6    +      -       +      +
     25B  SER*     3.1    24.4    +      -       -      -
     88B  GLU*     2.8    31.1    +      -       -      +
    275B  TYR*     6.3     1.1    -      -       +      -
    278B  ILE*     3.9    20.8    -      -       +      +
    280B  SER      2.9    24.9    +      -       -      -
    281B  LYS*     3.8    17.6    -      -       -      +
    282B  LYS      3.7    20.4    +      -       -      -
    283B  LYS*     3.8    19.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 22 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     18B  THR*     2.9    24.2    +      -       +      +
     19B  ALA      3.3     7.6    -      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
     23B  ARG*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
     25B  SER*     3.6     2.7    +      -       -      -
     26B  SER*     3.1    26.9    +      -       -      -
     45B  ALA      3.9    19.5    -      -       -      +
     48B  MET*     4.1     8.3    -      -       +      -
     49B  ALA*     4.1    10.8    -      -       -      +
     81B  ILE*     3.9    16.1    -      -       +      +
     84B  ALA*     3.5    42.4    -      -       +      +
     85B  VAL*     3.5    27.8    -      -       +      +
     88B  GLU*     4.7     9.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 23 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     19B  ALA      3.1    11.3    +      -       -      +
     20B  ASN*     2.9    41.2    +      -       -      +
     22B  LEU*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
     24B  ILE*     1.3    68.5    +      -       -      +
     26B  SER*     3.2     6.2    +      -       -      -
     27B  ILE*     3.0    28.8    +      -       -      +
     41B  CYS*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
     42B  CYS*     3.2    34.1    +      -       -      +
     45B  ALA*     3.6    16.3    -      -       +      +
     46B  GLU*     2.8    43.2    +      -       -      -
     81B  ILE*     5.6     0.4    -      -       -      -
    219B  HIS*     3.9     0.2    +      -       -      -
    246B  ARG*     3.1    49.7    +      -       -      +
    247B  GLY*     4.7     4.9    -      -       -      -
    274B  ILE*     4.2    19.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 24 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     20B  ASN      3.1    16.9    +      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     3.2    10.3    +      -       +      +
     23B  ARG*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
     25B  SER*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
     27B  ILE*     3.2    11.1    +      -       -      +
     28B  GLN*     2.8    51.3    +      -       -      +
    271B  ILE*     3.9    19.5    -      -       +      +
    274B  ILE*     3.7    17.7    -      -       +      -
    275B  TYR*     3.8    42.0    -      -       +      +
    278B  ILE*     3.9    14.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 25 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     21B  ARG      3.1    13.2    +      -       -      -
     22B  LEU*     3.8     4.0    -      -       -      -
     24B  ILE*     1.3    78.4    -      -       -      +
     26B  SER*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
     28B  GLN*     3.9    13.9    +      -       -      +
     29B  ALA*     2.8    33.3    +      -       -      +
     80B  PRO      5.1     1.4    +      -       -      -
     84B  ALA*     3.7    16.0    -      -       -      +
     97B  LEU*     3.1    33.0    -      -       -      +
     98B  LEU*     5.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 26 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     22B  LEU      3.1    16.9    +      -       -      -
     23B  ARG*     3.2    10.9    +      -       -      -
     25B  SER*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
     27B  ILE*     1.3    54.1    +      -       -      +
     29B  ALA*     4.0     0.7    -      -       -      +
     30B  THR*     2.7    40.5    +      -       -      +
     38B  PRO*     4.7     7.0    -      -       -      -
     41B  CYS*     3.2    37.0    -      -       -      +
     42B  CYS*     5.2     0.9    -      -       -      -
     80B  PRO*     4.3    11.2    -      -       -      -
     81B  ILE*     3.6    16.5    -      -       -      +
     84B  ALA*     5.1     0.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 27 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     23B  ARG      3.0    20.5    +      -       -      +
     24B  ILE*     3.5     6.7    -      -       -      +
     26B  SER*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
     28B  GLN*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
     30B  THR*     3.2     5.8    +      -       -      -
     31B  THR*     2.8    37.4    +      -       -      +
     38B  PRO*     4.4    12.8    -      -       +      -
     42B  CYS*     4.4     6.3    -      -       -      -
    248B  ILE*     4.2    19.1    -      -       +      -
    262B  LEU*     3.9    17.9    -      -       +      -
    267B  ALA*     3.9    27.4    -      -       +      -
    270B  ILE*     4.3     9.0    -      -       +      -
    271B  ILE*     4.1    15.5    -      -       +      -
    274B  ILE*     3.8    28.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 28 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     24B  ILE*     2.8    36.8    +      -       -      +
     25B  SER*     3.9    16.3    +      -       -      +
     27B  ILE*     1.3    72.6    -      -       -      +
     29B  ALA*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
     31B  THR*     3.8     4.5    -      -       -      +
     32B  ALA*     2.9    31.5    +      -       -      +
     98B  LEU*     3.9    21.1    -      -       +      +
    271B  ILE*     3.4    24.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 29 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     25B  SER*     2.8    22.2    +      -       -      +
     26B  SER      4.1     2.9    -      -       -      +
     28B  GLN*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
     30B  THR*     1.3    57.4    +      -       -      +
     32B  ALA*     3.4     4.5    +      -       -      +
     33B  ALA*     3.0    27.4    +      -       -      +
     80B  PRO*     4.8     7.9    -      -       +      +
     97B  LEU*     3.2    33.4    -      -       +      +
     98B  LEU*     4.2     6.6    -      -       +      +
    100B  LEU*     3.7    18.3    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 30 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     26B  SER      2.7    23.0    +      -       -      +
     27B  ILE*     3.2     6.4    +      -       -      -
     29B  ALA*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
     31B  THR*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
     33B  ALA      3.2     0.5    +      -       -      -
     34B  GLY*     2.9    25.1    +      -       -      -
     35B  SER      3.3    26.6    +      -       -      +
     36B  GLY*     3.9     0.4    -      -       -      -
     37B  HIS      3.8    20.2    -      -       -      +
     38B  PRO*     3.5    29.2    -      -       +      +
     80B  PRO*     3.9    11.7    -      -       +      -
    100B  LEU*     3.7    16.4    -      -       +      -
    261B  PRO*     3.7     7.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 31 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     27B  ILE*     2.8    19.9    +      -       -      +
     28B  GLN*     3.9     4.3    -      -       -      +
     30B  THR*     1.3    75.0    +      -       -      +
     32B  ALA*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
     34B  GLY*     3.5    10.0    +      -       -      -
    261B  PRO*     4.5     3.6    -      -       -      -
    262B  LEU*     2.6    36.2    +      -       -      +
    264B  LYS*     4.0    28.5    -      -       +      +
    267B  ALA*     3.5    16.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 32 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     28B  GLN      2.9    17.8    +      -       -      +
     29B  ALA*     3.7     6.1    -      -       -      +
     31B  THR*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
     33B  ALA*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
     34B  GLY      3.5     0.2    +      -       -      -
     98B  LEU*     3.7    29.4    -      -       +      +
    102B  LYS*     3.6    13.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 33 (chain B). 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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    423A  GLU*     5.0     8.7    -      -       -      +
    597A  LYS*     5.3     5.4    +      -       -      -
     29B  ALA      3.0    16.0    +      -       -      +
     30B  THR      3.2     4.2    +      -       -      +
     32B  ALA*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
     34B  GLY*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
     35B  SER*     3.3    16.3    +      -       -      +
     98B  LEU      5.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    100B  LEU*     3.4    29.4    -      -       +      +
    101B  ARG*     4.2    10.8    -      -       +      -
    102B  LYS*     4.0    13.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 34 (chain B). 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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     30B  THR      2.9     7.2    +      -       -      -
     31B  THR      3.5     7.2    +      -       -      -
     32B  ALA      3.3     3.2    -      -       -      -
     33B  ALA*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
     35B  SER*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    261B  PRO*     3.7    17.9    -      -       -      +
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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