Contacts of the helix formed by residues 2 - 29 (chain B) in PDB entry 4A2N


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 ASN 2 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1B  MET*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
      3B  GLU*     1.3    68.6    +      -       -      +
      4B  ASN*     3.0    22.2    +      -       -      +
      5B  LEU*     3.1    44.2    -      -       +      +
      6B  TRP*     3.5     6.4    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 3 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1B  MET      3.2     6.0    +      -       -      +
      2B  ASN*     1.3    69.2    +      -       -      +
      4B  ASN*     1.3    67.6    +      -       -      +
      5B  LEU      2.9     3.2    +      -       -      -
      6B  TRP*     3.2    16.1    +      -       -      +
      7B  LYS*     3.5    26.5    +      -       +      +
     70B  ASN*     5.2    11.3    +      -       -      +
     78B  ARG*     3.0    39.5    +      -       -      -
    143B  LEU*     4.4     7.1    -      -       -      +
    144B  SER      5.6     0.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 4 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      2B  ASN*     3.0    13.7    +      -       -      +
      3B  GLU*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
      5B  LEU*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
      7B  LYS*     3.5    31.1    +      -       -      +
      8B  ILE*     3.3    29.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 5 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1B  MET      4.5     9.2    -      -       -      +
      2B  ASN*     3.1    44.3    +      -       +      +
      3B  GLU      2.9     0.8    +      -       -      -
      4B  ASN*     1.3    77.3    -      -       +      +
      6B  TRP*     1.3    60.3    +      -       +      +
      8B  ILE*     2.5    34.2    +      -       +      +
      9B  CYS*     2.9    10.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 6 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      1B  MET      4.1    11.3    +      -       -      +
      2B  ASN      3.5    21.3    +      -       -      -
      3B  GLU*     3.2    13.9    +      -       -      +
      5B  LEU*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
      7B  LYS*     1.3    64.5    +      -       -      +
      9B  CYS*     2.9    10.3    +      -       +      +
     10B  PHE*     2.8    25.6    +      -       -      +
     75B  ASP*     3.3    35.5    +      -       +      -
     78B  ARG*     3.5    72.6    -      -       +      +
     79B  LEU*     4.0    16.6    -      -       +      -
     82B  LEU*     4.4    23.8    -      -       +      -
    142B  ILE*     4.6    20.3    -      -       +      +
    143B  LEU*     5.4     3.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 7 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      3B  GLU*     3.5    23.6    +      -       +      +
      4B  ASN*     3.5    38.5    +      -       -      +
      5B  LEU      2.9     0.6    +      -       -      -
      6B  TRP*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
      8B  ILE*     1.3    66.8    +      -       +      +
     10B  PHE*     3.3     2.7    +      -       -      +
     11B  ILE*     2.9    28.2    +      -       -      +
     60B  ALA      3.6     9.7    +      -       -      +
     61B  VAL*     3.3    56.1    +      -       +      +
     63B  SER      4.9     5.3    +      -       -      -
     64B  SER*     5.8     4.0    -      -       -      +
    143B  LEU*     5.1     6.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 8 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      4B  ASN*     3.3    25.1    -      -       -      +
      5B  LEU*     2.5    17.6    +      -       +      +
      7B  LYS*     1.3    76.5    -      -       +      +
      9B  CYS*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
     11B  ILE*     3.2    22.6    -      -       +      +
     12B  VAL*     3.4    13.4    +      -       +      +
     61B  VAL*     5.8     2.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 9 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      5B  LEU      2.9     8.2    +      -       -      +
      6B  TRP*     2.9    19.7    +      -       +      +
      8B  ILE*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
     10B  PHE*     1.3    66.7    +      -       -      +
     12B  VAL*     2.7    24.2    +      -       -      +
     13B  MET*     3.1    21.3    +      -       -      +
     82B  LEU*     3.3    34.8    -      -       +      -
    142B  ILE*     6.1     1.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 10 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      6B  TRP      2.8    17.9    +      -       -      +
      7B  LYS      3.9     2.0    -      -       -      +
      9B  CYS*     1.3    72.0    -      -       -      +
     11B  ILE*     1.3    60.3    +      -       +      +
     12B  VAL      2.7    10.4    +      -       -      -
     13B  MET*     2.9    13.2    +      -       +      -
     14B  PHE*     2.7    61.3    +      +       +      +
     57B  PRO*     4.5    12.3    -      -       +      -
     58B  LEU*     5.3     1.6    -      -       +      -
     61B  VAL*     4.0    19.7    -      -       +      -
     82B  LEU*     6.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
     85B  THR*     6.5     0.4    -      -       +      -
    135B  TRP*     4.5    11.9    -      +       -      -
    139B  GLN*     3.8    32.5    -      -       +      -
    142B  ILE*     4.2    23.5    -      -       +      +
    143B  LEU*     3.7    39.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 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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      7B  LYS      2.9    19.0    +      -       -      +
      8B  ILE*     3.2    30.7    -      -       +      +
     10B  PHE*     1.3    79.1    -      -       +      +
     12B  VAL*     1.3    60.3    +      -       +      +
     14B  PHE*     4.1    11.4    -      -       +      -
     15B  ILE*     3.0    29.1    +      -       +      +
     58B  LEU*     3.4    23.6    -      -       +      -
     61B  VAL*     4.4    10.3    -      -       +      -
     62B  PHE*     3.3    37.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 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  ILE*     3.5    16.4    -      -       +      +
      9B  CYS*     2.7    11.7    +      -       -      +
     10B  PHE      2.7     0.2    +      -       -      -
     11B  ILE*     1.3    81.5    -      -       +      +
     13B  MET*     1.3    81.5    +      -       +      +
     14B  PHE      2.9     0.9    -      -       -      -
     15B  ILE*     2.6    23.6    +      -       +      +
     16B  ILE*     2.7    26.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 13 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      9B  CYS*     3.4    34.8    -      -       -      +
     10B  PHE*     2.9    16.7    +      -       +      +
     12B  VAL*     1.3    82.2    -      -       +      +
     14B  PHE*     1.3    52.0    +      -       -      +
     16B  ILE*     3.2    13.8    +      -       +      +
     17B  TRP*     2.5    38.0    +      -       -      +
     82B  LEU*     4.2    23.8    -      -       +      -
     85B  THR*     5.6     6.3    -      -       +      -
     86B  PHE*     5.1    21.8    -      -       +      +
     89B  ILE*     3.5    16.1    -      -       +      +
    135B  TRP*     4.7     8.1    -      -       +      -
    142B  ILE*     5.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 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  PHE*     2.7    47.2    +      +       +      +
     11B  ILE*     3.9    15.9    -      -       +      +
     13B  MET*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
     15B  ILE*     1.3    74.0    +      -       -      +
     17B  TRP*     2.8    38.9    +      +       -      +
     18B  VAL*     2.7    45.1    +      -       +      +
     53B  MET      4.0    13.9    -      -       -      -
     54B  VAL*     3.8    22.7    -      -       +      -
     57B  PRO*     5.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
     58B  LEU*     4.0    23.1    -      -       +      -
    135B  TRP*     4.7     3.3    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 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  ILE*     3.0    13.4    +      -       +      +
     12B  VAL*     2.6    43.5    +      -       +      +
     14B  PHE*     1.3    84.0    -      -       +      +
     16B  ILE*     1.3    62.0    +      -       +      +
     18B  VAL*     3.6     5.4    +      -       -      +
     19B  PHE*     3.1    25.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 16 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     12B  VAL*     2.7    36.7    +      -       +      +
     13B  MET*     3.4    14.6    -      -       +      +
     15B  ILE*     1.3    75.3    -      -       +      +
     17B  TRP*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
     18B  VAL      3.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
     19B  PHE*     2.9    14.7    +      -       +      +
     20B  VAL*     2.9    27.4    +      -       +      +
     89B  ILE*     3.8    30.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 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  MET      2.5    22.5    +      -       -      +
     14B  PHE*     2.8    34.2    +      +       -      +
     16B  ILE*     1.3    71.4    -      -       -      +
     18B  VAL*     1.3    72.1    +      -       +      +
     20B  VAL*     3.6    12.2    +      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     3.6     8.4    +      -       -      +
     53B  MET*     3.8    25.1    -      -       +      -
     89B  ILE*     3.8    13.5    -      -       +      -
     92B  PHE*     3.7    28.3    -      +       -      -
    131B  HIS*     3.4    21.7    +      +       -      -
    132B  LEU*     4.3    15.3    -      -       +      -
    135B  TRP*     3.2    69.5    -      +       +      -
   1194B  PLM      4.0    28.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 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  PHE*     2.7    54.8    +      -       +      +
     15B  ILE*     3.7     6.3    -      -       -      +
     17B  TRP*     1.3    81.5    -      -       +      +
     19B  PHE*     1.3    66.4    +      -       -      +
     21B  ARG*     2.9     8.5    +      -       -      +
     22B  LYS*     2.8    29.4    +      -       +      +
   1194B  PLM      4.3    25.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 19 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     15B  ILE*     3.1    20.2    +      -       +      +
     16B  ILE*     2.9    16.7    +      -       +      +
     18B  VAL*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
     20B  VAL*     1.3    71.2    +      -       +      +
     22B  LYS*     3.2     7.2    +      -       +      -
     23B  VAL*     3.0    53.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 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  ILE*     2.9    23.3    +      -       +      +
     17B  TRP      3.6     8.1    -      -       -      +
     19B  PHE*     1.3    85.0    -      -       +      +
     21B  ARG*     1.3    60.3    +      -       -      +
     23B  VAL*     3.7     2.4    +      -       -      +
     24B  TYR*     3.3    33.5    +      -       +      +
     89B  ILE*     4.1    16.6    -      -       +      -
     92B  PHE*     3.5    18.8    -      -       +      -
     93B  THR*     3.0    42.8    -      -       +      -
     96B  HIS*     4.8     4.3    -      -       +      -
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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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     17B  TRP      3.6     3.7    +      -       -      +
     18B  VAL*     2.9     9.2    +      -       -      +
     20B  VAL*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
     22B  LYS*     1.3    69.3    +      -       -      +
     23B  VAL      2.9     2.3    +      -       -      -
     24B  TYR      3.0     0.3    +      -       -      -
     25B  GLY*     2.8    27.4    +      -       -      +
     50B  PHE*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
     92B  PHE*     4.2    18.3    -      -       +      -
     96B  HIS*     3.2    21.1    +      -       +      +
    103B  TRP*     3.1    36.1    -      -       +      -
    128B  MET*     3.1    26.4    -      -       -      +
    132B  LEU*     5.1     4.8    -      -       -      +
   1194B  PLM      2.9    80.1    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 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  VAL*     2.8    23.7    +      -       +      +
     19B  PHE*     3.2     9.6    +      -       +      +
     21B  ARG*     1.3    76.6    -      -       -      +
     23B  VAL*     1.3    58.7    +      -       +      +
     26B  THR*     2.9    33.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 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  PHE*     3.0    53.6    +      -       +      +
     20B  VAL*     3.8     5.6    -      -       -      +
     21B  ARG      2.9     1.6    +      -       -      -
     22B  LYS*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
     24B  TYR*     1.3    76.9    +      -       +      +
     25B  GLY      3.4     0.2    +      -       -      -
     26B  THR*     3.6    10.4    +      -       -      -
     27B  ARG*     3.6    11.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 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  VAL*     3.3    25.9    +      -       +      +
     21B  ARG      3.0     1.8    +      -       -      -
     23B  VAL*     1.3    94.3    -      -       +      +
     25B  GLY*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
     27B  ARG*     3.5     8.6    -      -       +      +
     28B  ALA*     3.4    19.6    +      -       -      +
     93B  THR*     4.4     8.5    +      -       +      -
     96B  HIS*     2.9    44.3    -      +       +      +
     97B  LYS*     3.0    54.4    -      -       +      +
    100B  GLY*     5.0    10.5    -      -       -      +
    103B  TRP*     5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
   1195B  CDL      5.2     0.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 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*     2.8    21.4    +      -       -      -
     24B  TYR*     1.3    68.7    -      -       -      +
     26B  THR*     1.3    63.4    +      -       -      +
     27B  ARG      2.8     4.3    -      -       -      -
     28B  ALA*     2.7    15.4    +      -       -      +
     29B  MET*     2.9    18.0    +      -       -      +
     96B  HIS*     4.5     2.6    -      -       -      -
    103B  TRP*     3.8    28.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 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  LYS*     2.9    24.1    +      -       +      +
     23B  VAL*     3.6     5.7    +      -       -      -
     25B  GLY*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
     27B  ARG*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
     29B  MET*     3.6    26.7    +      -       +      +
     30B  LYS*     3.6    13.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 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  VAL*     3.6    10.3    +      -       +      +
     24B  TYR*     3.5    14.3    +      -       -      +
     25B  GLY      2.8     1.2    +      -       -      -
     26B  THR*     1.3    83.3    +      -       -      +
     28B  ALA*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
     30B  LYS*     3.9    14.4    -      -       -      +
     31B  ASN*     4.7     2.1    +      -       -      +
    101B  ASN*     3.5    13.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 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  TYR      3.4     7.9    +      -       -      +
     25B  GLY      2.7    12.6    +      -       -      +
     27B  ARG*     1.3    71.9    -      -       -      +
     29B  MET*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
     30B  LYS      3.2     4.7    -      -       -      -
     31B  ASN*     3.8     8.6    +      -       -      +
    100B  GLY      3.3    27.8    -      -       -      +
    101B  ASN*     3.7    18.6    -      -       -      +
    103B  TRP*     4.1    16.8    -      -       +      +
    110B  LYS*     3.3    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 29 (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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     25B  GLY      2.9    19.1    +      -       -      +
     26B  THR*     4.1    18.4    -      -       +      +
     27B  ARG      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
     28B  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
     30B  LYS*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
     31B  ASN      3.1    12.8    +      -       -      +
    103B  TRP*     4.6    16.4    -      -       +      -
    104B  SER*     5.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
    108B  GLU*     5.6     6.3    -      -       -      +
    110B  LYS*     5.4     2.2    -      -       -      +
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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