Contacts of the helix formed by residues 469 - 498 (chain C) in PDB entry 5MKF


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 PHE 469 (chain C).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    236C  ILE*     4.2    21.1    -      -       +      -
    239C  TYR*     5.6     9.0    -      +       -      -
    240C  GLY*     4.0    27.8    -      -       -      -
    466C  VAL*     3.6     3.5    +      -       +      +
    468C  THR*     1.3    85.2    -      -       +      +
    470C  ASP*     1.3    66.6    +      -       -      +
    471C  PHE      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    472C  PHE*     3.2    32.2    +      +       +      +
    473C  LEU*     3.2    32.7    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASP 470 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    461C  LYS*     5.3     2.1    +      -       -      -
    464C  ARG*     2.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
    465C  TYR*     3.0    21.0    -      -       -      -
    466C  VAL*     3.2    30.2    +      -       +      +
    469C  PHE*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    471C  PHE*     1.3    58.0    +      -       +      +
    472C  PHE      2.9     4.9    -      -       -      -
    473C  LEU*     2.5    25.9    +      -       -      +
    474C  ALA*     2.4    55.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 471 (chain C). 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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    465C  TYR*     5.4    17.3    -      +       +      -
    466C  VAL      4.2     2.7    -      -       -      -
    467C  THR*     3.3    51.4    -      -       +      -
    468C  THR      4.8     3.1    -      -       -      +
    469C  PHE      3.5     0.4    -      -       -      -
    470C  ASP*     1.3    79.3    -      -       +      +
    472C  PHE*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    474C  ALA*     4.6     2.9    -      -       +      +
    475C  ALA*     3.1    28.4    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 472 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    468C  THR      4.8     8.7    +      -       -      -
    469C  PHE*     3.2    36.0    +      +       +      +
    470C  ASP      2.9     0.6    -      -       -      -
    471C  PHE*     1.3    85.8    -      -       +      +
    473C  LEU*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    475C  ALA*     4.0     1.5    -      -       -      +
    476C  CYS*     3.0    28.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 473 (chain C). 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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    236C  ILE*     4.4    17.9    -      -       +      -
    237C  LEU*     4.1    34.3    -      -       +      -
    240C  GLY      4.4     4.3    -      -       -      +
    241C  MET*     3.8    30.3    -      -       +      +
    461C  LYS*     4.1    11.2    -      -       -      +
    464C  ARG*     6.2     1.6    -      -       -      +
    469C  PHE*     3.2    24.4    +      -       +      +
    470C  ASP*     2.5    25.8    +      -       -      +
    472C  PHE*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    474C  ALA*     1.3    54.7    +      -       -      +
    476C  CYS*     2.9     8.5    +      -       +      +
    477C  GLU*     2.4    38.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 474 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    464C  ARG*     5.3     3.4    -      -       +      +
    465C  TYR*     4.2    16.2    -      -       +      -
    470C  ASP*     2.4    50.0    +      -       -      +
    471C  PHE*     4.9     2.7    -      -       +      -
    473C  LEU*     1.3    70.6    -      -       -      +
    475C  ALA*     1.3    56.7    +      -       -      +
    477C  GLU*     3.0    27.9    +      -       +      +
    478C  ILE*     3.0    14.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 475 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    471C  PHE*     3.1    23.5    +      -       -      +
    472C  PHE*     4.2     2.2    -      -       -      +
    473C  LEU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    474C  ALA*     1.3    79.0    -      -       -      +
    476C  CYS*     1.3    57.6    +      -       -      +
    478C  ILE*     3.1    26.8    -      -       +      +
    479C  ILE*     3.1    16.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 476 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    233C  VAL*     3.7    32.1    -      -       -      -
    236C  ILE*     5.2    11.7    -      -       +      -
    237C  LEU*     5.3     5.8    -      -       -      +
    472C  PHE      3.0    19.8    +      -       -      +
    473C  LEU*     2.9    11.5    +      -       +      +
    475C  ALA*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    477C  GLU*     1.3    59.2    +      -       -      +
    478C  ILE      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    479C  ILE*     3.2    19.8    +      -       +      +
    480C  PHE*     2.9    25.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 477 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    237C  LEU*     6.0     6.7    -      -       +      -
    464C  ARG*     4.2    21.7    +      -       -      +
    473C  LEU*     2.4    29.9    +      -       +      +
    474C  ALA*     3.1    19.5    -      -       +      +
    476C  CYS*     1.3    70.4    -      -       -      +
    478C  ILE*     1.3    77.3    +      -       -      +
    480C  PHE*     2.9    31.2    +      -       +      +
    481C  CYS*     3.2    15.3    +      -       -      +
    525C  ASN*     5.1     6.1    +      -       -      +
    526C  ILE*     3.8    26.0    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 478 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    474C  ALA      3.0     6.1    +      -       -      +
    475C  ALA*     3.1    24.7    -      -       -      +
    477C  GLU*     1.3    89.6    +      -       -      +
    479C  ILE*     1.3    64.9    +      -       +      +
    481C  CYS*     3.2    22.3    -      -       -      -
    482C  PHE*     3.0    23.5    +      -       +      +
    526C  ILE*     5.8     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 479 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    233C  VAL*     5.9     5.4    -      -       +      -
    475C  ALA*     3.1    19.3    -      -       +      +
    476C  CYS*     3.2    26.6    +      -       +      +
    477C  GLU      3.1     0.6    -      -       -      -
    478C  ILE*     1.3    81.2    -      -       +      +
    480C  PHE*     1.3    50.9    +      -       -      +
    482C  PHE*     3.2    12.6    +      -       +      +
    483C  PHE*     2.6    41.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 480 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    230C  PHE*     3.4    23.1    -      +       -      -
    233C  VAL*     4.5    15.0    -      -       +      -
    234C  LEU*     3.4    36.6    -      -       +      -
    237C  LEU*     5.3    10.8    -      -       +      -
    476C  CYS      2.9    10.8    +      -       -      +
    477C  GLU*     2.9    17.1    +      -       +      +
    479C  ILE*     1.3    76.1    -      -       -      +
    481C  CYS*     1.3    62.2    +      -       +      +
    483C  PHE*     2.7    25.1    +      -       -      +
    484C  ILE*     3.0    44.1    +      -       +      +
    518C  SER*     5.4     9.0    -      -       -      -
    522C  ILE*     5.0    14.4    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 481 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    477C  GLU*     3.2    13.4    +      -       -      +
    478C  ILE*     3.2    46.2    -      -       -      -
    480C  PHE*     1.3    87.6    -      -       +      +
    482C  PHE*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    484C  ILE*     3.9     4.6    +      -       -      +
    485C  PHE*     3.3    21.0    +      -       -      +
    522C  ILE*     4.6    27.4    -      -       +      +
    526C  ILE*     5.8     3.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 482 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    478C  ILE*     3.0    20.9    +      -       +      +
    479C  ILE*     3.4    12.6    -      -       +      +
    481C  CYS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    483C  PHE*     1.3    72.0    +      +       +      +
    485C  PHE*     3.0    33.1    +      +       -      +
    486C  TYR*     3.1    19.9    +      +       +      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 483 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    226C  THR*     3.5    42.4    -      -       +      -
    227C  TYR*     4.2     4.3    -      +       -      -
    229C  LEU*     6.1     3.6    -      -       +      -
    230C  PHE*     3.3    51.8    -      +       +      -
    233C  VAL*     6.4     1.6    -      -       +      -
    479C  ILE*     2.6    27.6    +      -       +      +
    480C  PHE*     2.7    12.5    +      -       -      +
    482C  PHE*     1.3    78.0    -      +       +      +
    484C  ILE*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
    486C  TYR*     3.0    25.0    -      +       +      +
    487C  TYR*     3.6    20.7    +      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 484 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    230C  PHE*     3.8    16.8    -      -       +      -
    480C  PHE*     3.0    70.7    +      -       +      +
    481C  CYS*     4.4     3.6    -      -       -      +
    483C  PHE*     1.3    74.3    -      -       +      +
    485C  PHE*     1.3    56.3    +      -       -      +
    486C  TYR      3.0     1.8    -      -       -      -
    487C  TYR*     2.8     9.5    +      -       +      +
    488C  VAL*     2.5    53.1    +      -       +      +
    515C  VAL*     5.1     9.9    -      -       +      -
    518C  SER*     4.3    21.3    -      -       -      +
    519C  VAL*     5.2     0.4    -      -       +      -
    522C  ILE*     4.4    15.3    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with PHE 485 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    481C  CYS      3.3    15.0    +      -       -      +
    482C  PHE*     3.0    30.2    +      +       +      +
    484C  ILE*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    486C  TYR*     1.3    65.3    +      -       -      +
    488C  VAL*     3.4    25.8    +      -       +      +
    489C  VAL*     3.6    23.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 486 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    222C  ARG*     5.2    13.5    +      -       -      +
    223C  GLU*     6.2     0.3    -      -       -      +
    226C  THR*     5.0     9.8    -      -       +      +
    482C  PHE*     3.1    18.0    +      +       +      +
    483C  PHE*     3.0    20.0    -      +       +      +
    484C  ILE      3.0     0.2    -      -       -      -
    485C  PHE*     1.3    83.4    -      -       -      +
    487C  TYR*     1.3   103.9    +      +       -      +
    488C  VAL      3.0     0.7    +      -       -      -
    489C  VAL*     3.2     1.6    +      -       -      +
    490C  GLU*     3.0    47.4    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 487 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    223C  GLU*     3.4    24.5    +      -       +      +
    226C  THR*     2.6    37.3    +      -       -      +
    227C  TYR*     3.3    31.3    -      +       -      +
    483C  PHE*     4.0    21.8    -      +       -      +
    484C  ILE*     2.8    11.3    +      -       +      +
    486C  TYR*     1.3   105.6    -      +       -      +
    488C  VAL*     1.3    66.3    +      -       -      +
    490C  GLU*     3.9    17.5    -      -       -      -
    491C  GLU*     2.7    62.8    -      -       +      +
    515C  VAL*     5.6     2.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 488 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    484C  ILE*     2.5    44.7    +      -       +      +
    485C  PHE*     3.4    21.3    -      -       +      +
    486C  TYR      3.0     0.2    +      -       -      -
    487C  TYR*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    489C  VAL*     1.3    69.1    +      -       +      +
    491C  GLU*     4.3     1.2    -      -       -      +
    492C  ILE*     3.1    37.3    +      -       +      +
    515C  VAL*     4.8    16.1    -      -       +      +
    519C  VAL*     5.0     9.2    -      -       +      -
    522C  ILE*     5.9     0.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 489 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    485C  PHE*     4.2    26.0    -      -       +      +
    486C  TYR      3.2     5.3    +      -       -      +
    488C  VAL*     1.3    82.2    -      -       +      +
    490C  GLU*     1.3    68.0    +      -       -      +
    491C  GLU      3.1     1.8    -      -       -      -
    492C  ILE*     3.0    20.2    +      -       +      +
    493C  LEU*     3.2    28.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 490 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    223C  GLU*     5.0    10.5    -      -       -      +
    486C  TYR*     3.0    48.3    +      -       +      +
    487C  TYR*     3.9    16.8    -      -       +      -
    489C  VAL*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    491C  GLU*     1.3    71.5    +      -       -      +
    493C  LEU*     3.7    27.3    +      -       +      +
    494C  GLU*     4.3    13.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 491 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    227C  TYR*     2.9    26.2    +      -       -      -
    487C  TYR*     2.7    44.6    +      -       +      +
    488C  VAL      4.3     1.1    -      -       -      +
    489C  VAL      3.1     0.8    -      -       -      -
    490C  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    492C  ILE*     1.3    65.9    +      -       +      +
    493C  LEU      3.2     2.5    +      -       -      -
    494C  GLU*     3.5     9.6    +      -       -      +
    495C  ILE*     3.2    23.1    +      -       +      +
    511C  ASP      5.1     4.6    -      -       -      +
    514C  ILE*     6.2     0.2    -      -       -      +
    515C  VAL*     3.3    27.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 492 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    488C  VAL*     3.1    30.9    +      -       +      +
    489C  VAL*     3.0    12.6    +      -       +      +
    491C  GLU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    493C  LEU*     1.3    56.8    +      -       +      +
    495C  ILE*     2.8    18.1    +      -       +      +
    496C  ARG*     2.7    46.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 493 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    489C  VAL*     3.2    26.3    +      -       +      +
    490C  GLU*     3.7    22.4    -      -       +      +
    491C  GLU      3.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    492C  ILE*     1.3    77.0    -      -       +      +
    494C  GLU*     1.3    59.0    +      -       +      +
    496C  ARG*     3.1    41.8    -      -       -      +
    497C  ILE*     2.9    39.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 494 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    490C  GLU*     5.1    12.6    -      -       -      +
    491C  GLU*     3.5    10.3    +      -       -      +
    492C  ILE      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    493C  LEU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    495C  ILE*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
    497C  ILE*     4.5     1.1    -      -       -      +
    498C  HIS*     2.8    52.7    +      -       +      +
    501C  HIS*     6.1     3.8    -      -       +      -
    502C  TYR*     4.2     2.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 495 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    491C  GLU*     3.2    18.2    -      -       +      +
    492C  ILE*     2.8    22.6    +      -       +      +
    494C  GLU*     1.3    80.1    -      -       +      +
    496C  ARG*     1.3    62.1    +      -       -      +
    498C  HIS      3.2    12.1    -      -       -      +
    499C  LYS*     4.2     2.9    -      -       -      +
    502C  TYR*     3.5    50.9    +      -       +      +
    508C  ASN*     5.3     4.5    -      -       -      +
    512C  VAL*     5.0    16.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 496 (chain C). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    492C  ILE*     2.7    25.3    +      -       +      +
    493C  LEU*     3.1    43.5    -      -       -      +
    495C  ILE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    497C  ILE*     1.3   102.9    +      -       -      +
    498C  HIS      4.5     1.4    -      -       -      -
    499C  LYS*     4.6     4.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 497 (chain C). 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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    493C  LEU*     2.9    26.2    +      -       +      +
    494C  GLU*     4.6     0.7    -      -       -      -
    496C  ARG*     1.3   119.5    -      -       -      +
    498C  HIS*     1.3    79.1    +      -       +      +
    499C  LYS*     3.6     2.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 498 (chain C). 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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    494C  GLU*     2.8    43.1    +      -       +      +
    495C  ILE      3.2     2.8    -      -       -      +
    497C  ILE*     1.3    91.8    -      -       +      +
    499C  LYS*     1.3    61.4    +      -       -      +
    501C  HIS*     3.4    44.8    -      +       +      +
    502C  TYR*     3.0    19.4    -      -       +      +
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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