Contacts of the helix formed by residues 239 - 261 (chain A) in PDB entry 5A86


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 LEU 239 (chain A).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    175A  PRO*     3.7    29.4    -      -       +      -
    209A  LEU      5.1     8.1    -      -       -      +
    210A  LYS*     5.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    211A  VAL*     3.7    36.6    -      -       +      +
    213A  LEU*     4.4    13.9    -      -       +      -
    225A  TYR*     3.9    24.9    -      -       +      +
    227A  PRO*     4.4     9.2    -      -       +      -
    236A  ILE      5.1     1.8    +      -       -      -
    237A  PHE      3.3     0.8    -      -       -      -
    238A  SER*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     1.3    61.4    +      -       +      +
    241A  PRO      3.5     2.0    -      -       -      -
    242A  HIS*     3.2    17.8    +      -       +      +
    243A  MET*     2.9    27.6    +      -       -      +
   1433A  D7E      4.2     7.5    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 240 (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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    206A  LEU*     4.2    15.7    -      -       +      -
    209A  LEU*     4.5     8.3    -      -       +      -
    236A  ILE      4.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    237A  PHE*     3.2    44.2    +      -       +      +
    239A  LEU*     1.3    76.3    -      -       +      +
    241A  PRO*     1.3    69.8    -      -       +      +
    243A  MET*     3.1    19.0    +      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     2.8    24.3    +      -       -      +
    414A  ILE*     3.6    21.8    -      -       +      -
    418A  HIS*     4.2     6.5    -      -       +      -
    420A  PHE*     3.6    41.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PRO 241 (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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    173A  ARG*     3.5    42.2    +      -       +      +
    174A  LEU      6.1     1.8    -      -       -      +
    237A  PHE      3.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
    238A  SER*     3.8     8.5    -      -       -      +
    239A  LEU      3.6     2.7    -      -       -      -
    240A  LEU*     1.3    93.4    -      -       +      +
    242A  HIS*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     3.2     6.1    +      -       +      +
    245A  ASP*     3.1    26.7    +      -       -      -
    418A  HIS*     5.9     3.8    -      -       -      +
    420A  PHE*     5.1     7.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 242 (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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    169A  PHE*     4.2     8.4    -      +       -      -
    172A  PHE*     3.6    30.9    -      +       -      +
    173A  ARG      2.8    31.0    +      -       -      +
    174A  LEU*     3.7    13.1    -      -       +      +
    175A  PRO*     4.7     1.1    -      -       +      -
    213A  LEU*     3.7    18.2    -      -       +      +
    238A  SER      5.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    239A  LEU*     3.2    18.9    +      -       +      +
    241A  PRO*     1.3    79.6    -      -       -      +
    243A  MET*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    245A  ASP*     3.1     6.5    +      -       -      +
    246A  MET*     2.9    24.4    +      -       -      +
    304A  LEU*     4.4     2.7    -      -       +      -
    306A  TYR*     2.7    31.6    +      +       -      -
   1433A  D7E      3.3    28.0    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 243 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    209A  LEU*     4.6    10.3    -      -       +      -
    239A  LEU      2.9    11.9    +      -       -      +
    240A  LEU*     3.4    21.3    -      -       -      +
    242A  HIS*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     1.3    57.9    +      -       -      +
    246A  MET*     3.3     0.7    +      -       -      +
    247A  SER*     2.9    46.0    +      -       -      +
    407A  HIS*     5.1    15.7    -      -       +      +
    411A  LEU*     5.1     2.9    -      -       +      -
    420A  PHE*     3.8    29.6    -      -       +      -
    425A  MET*     4.7     9.0    -      -       +      -
   1433A  D7E      3.2    64.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 244 (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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    173A  ARG*     4.0     8.7    -      -       -      +
    240A  LEU      2.8    13.1    +      -       -      +
    241A  PRO      3.4     9.6    -      -       -      +
    243A  MET*     1.3    77.7    -      -       -      +
    245A  ASP*     1.3    54.4    +      -       -      +
    248A  THR*     2.7    38.0    +      -       -      -
    420A  PHE*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      +
    422A  THR*     4.0     3.8    -      -       +      -
    425A  MET*     3.7    23.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 245 (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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    169A  PHE*     3.6     6.4    -      -       +      -
    171A  ASN      4.9     0.8    -      -       -      +
    172A  PHE*     3.6    20.1    -      -       +      -
    173A  ARG*     2.8    63.6    +      -       -      +
    241A  PRO      3.1     8.2    +      -       -      +
    242A  HIS      3.1     7.6    +      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    246A  MET*     1.4    58.9    +      -       -      +
    248A  THR*     3.5     5.1    +      -       -      -
    249A  TYR*     3.0    29.3    +      -       -      +
    422A  THR*     4.2     5.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 246 (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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    166A  PHE*     3.6    37.9    -      -       +      -
    169A  PHE*     3.6    30.9    -      -       +      -
    242A  HIS*     2.9    10.8    +      -       -      +
    243A  MET      3.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
    245A  ASP*     1.4    75.0    -      -       -      +
    247A  SER*     1.3    58.7    +      -       -      +
    249A  TYR*     3.2     8.0    +      -       -      +
    250A  MET*     3.0    32.5    +      -       -      +
    288A  PHE*     4.0    10.5    -      -       +      -
    301A  CYS*     4.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
    304A  LEU*     4.6     1.1    -      -       +      -
    306A  TYR*     3.4    33.4    -      -       +      +
   1433A  D7E      3.6    38.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 247 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    243A  MET*     2.9    33.0    +      -       -      +
    244A  ALA*     4.0     3.6    -      -       -      -
    246A  MET*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    248A  THR*     1.3    58.4    +      -       -      +
    250A  MET*     3.2     7.2    +      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     2.8    58.2    +      -       -      -
    284A  CYS*     6.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    288A  PHE*     5.9     1.1    -      -       -      -
    425A  MET*     4.5    10.5    -      -       -      +
   1433A  D7E      4.5    10.2    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with THR 248 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    244A  ALA      2.7    24.1    +      -       -      -
    245A  ASP*     3.8     4.9    -      -       -      -
    247A  SER*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    249A  TYR*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     3.3     9.2    +      -       -      +
    252A  LYS*     3.0    38.1    +      -       +      +
    422A  THR*     2.7    34.5    +      -       +      +
    424A  LEU*     4.2    20.8    -      -       +      +
    425A  MET*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 249 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163A  ASP*     2.6    38.3    +      -       +      +
    166A  PHE*     4.2    20.2    -      +       -      -
    168A  HIS*     3.4    29.0    -      -       +      +
    169A  PHE*     3.6    40.6    -      +       +      -
    245A  ASP      3.0    14.0    +      -       -      +
    246A  MET*     3.3    10.1    -      -       -      +
    248A  THR*     1.3    78.5    -      -       -      +
    250A  MET*     1.3    70.1    +      -       -      +
    252A  LYS*     3.4    12.9    +      -       +      +
    253A  GLY*     3.3    16.3    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 250 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    162A  PHE*     4.6     6.7    -      -       +      -
    166A  PHE*     3.6    31.2    -      -       +      -
    246A  MET*     3.0    19.6    +      -       -      +
    247A  SER*     3.2     9.4    +      -       -      +
    249A  TYR*     1.3    84.0    -      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     3.1     5.0    +      -       -      -
    254A  ILE*     3.0    25.5    +      -       -      +
    284A  CYS*     3.6    28.7    -      -       +      +
    287A  ARG*     3.8    39.0    +      -       +      +
    288A  PHE*     3.4    33.7    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 251 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    247A  SER*     2.8    43.0    +      -       -      +
    248A  THR*     3.7     8.7    -      -       -      +
    250A  MET*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    252A  LYS*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    254A  ILE*     3.1     6.8    +      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     2.9    34.6    +      -       +      +
    280A  ALA*     3.6    26.0    -      -       +      +
    281A  PHE*     3.9     7.4    -      +       +      -
    284A  CYS*     3.1    30.7    -      -       +      -
    424A  LEU*     4.2     6.3    -      -       +      -
    425A  MET*     4.1    10.5    -      -       +      -
    428A  LEU*     3.5    26.9    -      -       +      -
    429A  PHE*     3.4    39.7    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 252 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    248A  THR*     3.0    35.1    +      -       +      +
    249A  TYR*     3.7    12.3    -      -       +      +
    250A  MET      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    251A  PHE*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     3.4    10.0    +      -       -      +
    256A  SER*     3.0    32.1    +      -       -      +
    424A  LEU*     3.9    15.3    -      -       +      -
    689C  ILE*     5.8     1.6    -      -       -      +
    693C  LEU*     3.7    32.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 253 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161A  THR*     3.7    16.9    -      -       -      -
    249A  TYR      3.3     7.2    +      -       -      -
    250A  MET*     3.1     9.0    +      -       -      -
    252A  LYS*     1.3    78.7    -      -       -      +
    254A  ILE*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    256A  SER*     3.5     7.3    +      -       -      -
    257A  PHE*     3.0    23.0    +      -       -      +
    287A  ARG*     3.4    17.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 254 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    250A  MET      3.0    17.5    +      -       -      +
    251A  PHE*     3.1     9.6    +      -       -      +
    253A  GLY*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    255A  ILE*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
    257A  PHE*     3.3     6.2    +      -       +      +
    258A  ALA*     3.1    22.3    +      -       -      +
    276A  LEU*     4.1    15.0    -      -       +      +
    279A  ALA      5.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    280A  ALA*     4.4    13.9    -      -       +      -
    283A  LEU*     3.6    46.7    -      -       +      +
    284A  CYS*     3.7    20.6    -      -       -      +
    287A  ARG*     3.4    38.8    -      -       -      +
    348A  LEU*     5.9     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 255 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    251A  PHE*     2.9    24.3    +      -       +      +
    252A  LYS*     3.4     6.5    +      -       -      +
    254A  ILE*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    256A  SER*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    258A  ALA*     3.3     3.5    +      -       -      +
    259A  LYS*     3.0    37.0    +      -       +      +
    276A  LEU*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    280A  ALA*     6.5     0.4    -      -       +      -
    424A  LEU*     4.1    18.8    -      -       +      -
    428A  LEU*     5.1     6.1    -      -       +      -
    690C  LEU*     3.9    23.1    -      -       +      -
    693C  LEU*     3.9    37.5    -      -       +      -
    694C  LEU*     4.0    23.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with SER 256 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    161A  THR*     3.5    20.4    -      -       -      -
    252A  LYS      3.0    17.6    +      -       -      -
    253A  GLY*     3.6     6.6    -      -       -      -
    255A  ILE*     1.3    72.5    -      -       -      +
    257A  PHE*     1.3    66.2    +      -       -      +
    259A  LYS*     3.3    17.9    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     3.2    26.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 257 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    154A  LEU*     3.8     7.2    -      -       +      -
    157A  ALA*     3.7    23.8    -      -       +      -
    158A  GLN*     3.8     6.7    -      -       -      -
    161A  THR*     3.5    15.0    -      -       -      +
    253A  GLY      3.0    11.8    +      -       -      +
    254A  ILE*     3.3    12.8    -      -       +      +
    256A  SER*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    258A  ALA*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     3.1    19.9    -      -       -      +
    261A  ILE*     3.3    21.7    -      -       +      +
    283A  LEU*     4.0    24.0    -      -       +      -
    287A  ARG*     3.6    19.1    -      -       -      +
    341A  VAL*     3.7    27.1    -      -       +      -
    344A  GLN*     3.4    31.4    -      -       +      -
    345A  ALA*     4.8     1.8    -      -       -      -
    348A  LEU*     4.5    13.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 258 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    254A  ILE      3.1     9.8    +      -       -      +
    255A  ILE      3.7     6.5    -      -       -      +
    257A  PHE*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    259A  LYS*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    261A  ILE*     3.0    14.0    +      -       -      +
    264A  PHE*     3.3    45.6    -      -       +      +
    276A  LEU*     3.9    11.2    -      -       +      -
    348A  LEU*     3.8    27.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 259 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    255A  ILE*     3.0    26.6    +      -       +      +
    256A  SER*     3.5    16.1    +      -       -      +
    257A  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    258A  ALA*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     1.3    60.4    +      -       +      +
    264A  PHE*     4.4     5.4    -      -       -      -
    265A  ARG*     3.1    34.5    +      -       +      +
    272A  GLN*     5.6     1.1    -      -       -      +
    693C  LEU      2.8    30.8    +      -       -      +
    694C  LEU*     3.7    33.2    -      -       +      +
    696C  GLU*     3.0    36.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 260 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    153A  GLU*     3.8     9.0    -      -       -      +
    156A  ASP*     5.9     1.3    -      -       -      +
    157A  ALA*     3.2    34.0    -      -       +      +
    160A  LYS*     5.1    14.1    -      -       +      -
    161A  THR*     4.5     8.7    -      -       +      -
    256A  SER*     3.2    13.2    +      -       -      +
    257A  PHE*     3.1    18.6    -      -       -      +
    259A  LYS*     1.3    78.3    -      -       +      +
    261A  ILE*     1.3    62.7    +      -       -      +
    262A  SER      3.4     2.9    +      -       -      -
    265A  ARG*     4.0    10.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 261 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    153A  GLU*     3.9    13.2    -      -       +      +
    154A  LEU*     3.8    27.4    -      -       +      -
    157A  ALA*     3.2    35.0    -      -       +      -
    257A  PHE*     3.3    23.3    -      -       +      +
    258A  ALA*     3.0    11.7    +      -       -      +
    260A  VAL*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    262A  SER*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    263A  TYR*     3.7    28.3    -      -       +      +
    264A  PHE*     2.9    23.4    +      -       +      +
    265A  ARG*     3.0    13.9    +      -       -      +
    348A  LEU*     5.4     3.1    -      -       +      -
    349A  PHE*     4.3    11.7    -      -       +      -
    369A  PHE*     5.0     0.2    -      -       +      -
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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