Contacts of the helix formed by residues 197 - 219 (chain X) in PDB entry 1XDM


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 ASP 197 (chain X).
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    198X  LEU*     1.3    70.0    +      -       -      +
    199X  GLU*     3.4    26.6    +      -       -      +
    200X  HIS*     3.1    30.0    +      -       -      +
    201X  CYS*     3.3    11.6    +      -       -      +
    235X  ALA*     4.6     9.0    -      -       -      +
    239X  CYS*     4.6    13.3    -      -       -      +
    241X  LYS*     5.7     2.2    -      -       +      -
    243X  TYR*     2.8    29.4    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 198 (chain X). 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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    197X  ASP*     1.3    73.3    -      -       -      +
    199X  GLU*     1.3    68.4    +      -       -      +
    200X  HIS      2.7     1.4    +      -       -      -
    201X  CYS*     2.8     8.6    +      -       -      -
    202X  GLN*     2.6    26.8    +      -       -      +
    233X  VAL*     4.6     8.7    -      -       +      +
    234X  THR*     4.2     4.5    -      -       -      -
    235X  ALA      3.7    15.9    -      -       -      +
    243X  TYR*     3.2    51.3    +      -       +      -
    247X  GLN*     3.8    24.5    -      -       +      +
    248X  VAL*     4.1     4.7    -      -       +      +
    251X  ALA*     3.5    31.9    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 199 (chain X). 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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    197X  ASP*     3.4    22.6    -      -       -      +
    198X  LEU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    200X  HIS*     1.3    55.8    +      -       -      +
    202X  GLN*     3.4    14.9    -      -       -      +
    203X  TYR*     2.7    37.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 200 (chain X). 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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    192X  PRO*     3.8    28.7    -      -       +      +
    197X  ASP*     3.1    23.7    +      -       -      +
    198X  LEU      2.7     4.8    +      -       -      -
    199X  GLU*     1.3    77.5    -      -       -      +
    201X  CYS*     1.3    54.7    +      -       -      +
    202X  GLN      2.7    14.4    +      -       -      -
    203X  TYR*     2.9    17.9    +      +       -      +
    204X  VAL*     2.9    28.0    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with CYS 201 (chain X). 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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    190X  VAL*     4.1    19.3    -      -       -      -
    192X  PRO*     4.5    20.2    -      -       +      -
    197X  ASP      3.3     5.5    +      -       -      +
    198X  LEU      2.8     7.7    +      -       -      +
    200X  HIS*     1.3    77.6    -      -       -      +
    202X  GLN*     1.3    52.4    +      -       -      +
    204X  VAL*     4.0     7.7    -      -       -      +
    205X  THR*     2.6    38.6    +      -       -      -
    231X  ASN*     4.6     3.4    -      -       -      -
    232X  MET      5.2     0.4    -      -       -      -
    233X  VAL*     3.5    16.6    -      -       +      -
    234X  THR      3.4    31.9    -      -       -      +
    235X  ALA      5.3     0.9    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 202 (chain X). 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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    198X  LEU*     2.6    21.0    +      -       -      +
    199X  GLU*     3.4    17.6    -      -       -      +
    200X  HIS      2.7     0.8    +      -       -      -
    201X  CYS*     1.3    70.8    -      -       -      +
    203X  TYR*     1.3    68.3    +      -       -      +
    204X  VAL      3.1     1.1    +      -       -      -
    205X  THR*     3.2     3.8    +      -       -      -
    206X  GLU*     3.0    32.9    +      -       -      +
    233X  VAL*     3.5    11.9    -      -       +      +
    251X  ALA*     3.7    38.5    -      -       +      +
    254X  THR*     3.9    12.5    -      -       -      -
    255X  ALA*     4.1    11.0    +      -       +      -
    258X  ARG*     3.9     6.1    +      -       -      -
    364X  SO4      3.4    24.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with TYR 203 (chain X). 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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    217W  ASN      5.9     2.0    -      -       -      -
    220W  HIS*     4.0    35.9    -      +       +      -
    199X  GLU*     2.7    23.5    +      -       +      +
    200X  HIS*     3.5    11.2    -      +       -      +
    202X  GLN*     1.3    74.5    -      -       -      +
    204X  VAL*     1.3    74.1    +      -       +      +
    206X  GLU*     3.2    24.9    +      -       +      +
    207X  LYS*     3.3    40.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 204 (chain X). 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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    163X  ILE*     5.6     4.7    -      -       +      -
    190X  VAL*     4.4    13.5    -      -       +      -
    191X  ILE*     5.5     3.1    -      -       +      +
    192X  PRO*     5.1     7.4    -      -       +      -
    200X  HIS*     2.9    41.0    +      -       +      +
    201X  CYS*     4.0     7.4    -      -       -      +
    203X  TYR*     1.3    78.1    -      -       +      +
    205X  THR*     1.3    69.5    +      -       -      +
    206X  GLU      2.7     3.8    +      -       -      -
    207X  LYS*     2.7    19.7    +      -       +      +
    208X  VAL*     3.1    27.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 205 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    190X  VAL*     3.6    20.4    -      -       +      +
    201X  CYS*     2.6    22.1    +      -       -      -
    202X  GLN*     3.2     6.7    +      -       -      -
    204X  VAL*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    206X  GLU*     1.3    57.8    +      -       -      +
    208X  VAL*     3.8     2.2    -      -       -      +
    209X  LEU*     2.9    56.5    +      -       +      +
    230X  PRO*     5.9     1.6    -      -       +      -
    231X  ASN*     3.4    30.9    +      -       -      +
    233X  VAL*     4.1     9.4    -      -       +      +
    255X  ALA*     4.7    11.9    -      -       +      -
    256X  LEU*     5.2     3.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLU 206 (chain X). 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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    217W  ASN*     3.9     9.1    +      -       -      +
    220W  HIS*     5.2     6.1    -      -       -      -
    202X  GLN*     3.0    23.8    +      -       -      +
    203X  TYR*     3.2    26.7    -      -       +      +
    204X  VAL      2.7     4.8    +      -       -      -
    205X  THR*     1.3    71.6    -      -       -      +
    207X  LYS*     1.3    65.0    +      -       +      +
    209X  LEU*     3.3     1.3    +      -       -      -
    210X  ALA*     3.0    20.8    +      -       -      +
    255X  ALA*     3.6    31.8    -      -       +      +
    258X  ARG*     2.9    40.6    +      -       -      +
    259X  THR*     3.4    19.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 207 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    214W  LYS*     4.7     0.9    +      -       -      -
    217W  ASN*     4.1    17.0    +      -       -      +
    218W  ASP*     4.6    19.8    +      -       -      +
    160X  SER*     4.8    16.8    -      -       -      -
    163X  ILE*     4.6    17.2    -      -       +      +
    203X  TYR*     3.3    45.4    +      -       +      +
    204X  VAL*     2.7    14.8    +      -       -      +
    206X  GLU*     1.3    74.1    -      -       +      +
    208X  VAL*     1.3    54.5    +      -       +      +
    210X  ALA*     3.1     4.9    +      -       -      +
    211X  ALA*     2.8    35.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 208 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163X  ILE*     3.7    38.1    -      -       +      +
    188X  PRO*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
    189X  GLU*     4.1    24.2    -      -       -      +
    190X  VAL*     4.7     5.2    -      -       +      -
    204X  VAL*     3.4    26.7    -      -       +      +
    205X  THR*     3.8     9.0    -      -       -      +
    207X  LYS*     1.3    75.5    -      -       -      +
    209X  LEU*     1.3    57.2    +      -       +      +
    211X  ALA*     3.5     1.4    +      -       -      +
    212X  VAL*     3.0    37.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 209 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    188X  PRO*     3.8    29.2    -      -       +      -
    190X  VAL*     6.1     0.7    -      -       +      -
    205X  THR*     2.9    42.4    +      -       +      +
    206X  GLU      3.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    208X  VAL*     1.3    73.9    -      -       +      +
    210X  ALA*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    212X  VAL*     3.4     2.1    +      -       -      +
    213X  TYR*     2.8    40.7    +      -       +      +
    228X  LEU*     4.1    17.3    -      -       +      -
    230X  PRO*     5.0     6.3    -      -       +      -
    231X  ASN*     5.9     1.8    -      -       -      +
    255X  ALA      4.7     3.4    -      -       -      +
    256X  LEU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      -
    259X  THR*     3.5    29.8    -      -       -      +
    260X  VAL*     3.9     5.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ALA 210 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    214W  LYS*     3.5    16.6    -      -       +      +
    217W  ASN*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      +
    218W  ASP*     5.5     0.2    -      -       -      +
    206X  GLU      3.0    13.2    +      -       -      +
    207X  LYS      3.3     7.9    -      -       -      +
    209X  LEU*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    211X  ALA*     1.3    68.0    +      -       -      +
    212X  VAL      3.0     1.1    -      -       -      -
    213X  TYR*     3.1     3.6    +      -       -      -
    214X  LYS*     2.6    28.1    +      -       -      +
    259X  THR*     4.3     7.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 211 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    214W  LYS*     3.2    16.5    -      -       -      +
    163X  ILE*     3.2    46.2    -      -       +      +
    164X  GLN*     5.3     1.3    -      -       -      -
    167X  ALA*     3.3     5.0    -      -       +      +
    207X  LYS      2.8    14.1    +      -       -      +
    208X  VAL      3.5     2.5    -      -       -      +
    210X  ALA*     1.3    71.7    -      -       -      +
    212X  VAL*     1.3    58.5    +      -       +      +
    214X  LYS*     3.6     2.1    -      -       -      +
    215X  ALA*     2.9    29.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 212 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163X  ILE*     5.6     0.7    -      -       +      +
    166X  ASN*     6.3     0.4    -      -       +      -
    167X  ALA*     3.8    23.6    -      -       +      +
    170X  LEU*     4.5    12.8    -      -       +      -
    186X  VAL*     3.9    20.0    -      -       +      -
    188X  PRO*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      -
    208X  VAL*     3.0    25.3    +      -       +      +
    209X  LEU      3.5     4.9    -      -       -      +
    210X  ALA      3.0     0.8    +      -       -      -
    211X  ALA*     1.3    71.7    -      -       +      +
    213X  TYR*     1.3    69.0    +      -       +      +
    214X  LYS      2.9     5.1    +      -       -      -
    215X  ALA*     2.9     3.8    +      -       -      +
    216X  LEU*     2.9    46.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 213 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    210W  ALA*     5.5     1.4    -      -       -      +
    186X  VAL*     4.2     4.5    -      -       +      +
    209X  LEU*     2.8    35.2    +      -       +      +
    210X  ALA*     4.2     2.9    -      -       -      +
    212X  VAL*     1.3    78.4    -      -       +      +
    214X  LYS*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    216X  LEU*     3.6    16.8    -      -       +      +
    217X  ASN*     3.5    18.7    +      -       -      +
    223X  LEU*     3.5    27.6    -      -       +      +
    226X  THR*     4.8     5.9    -      -       +      +
    228X  LEU*     2.8    53.0    +      -       +      +
    259X  THR      4.7     3.4    -      -       -      +
    260X  VAL*     3.8    30.6    -      -       +      +
    261X  PRO*     3.5    25.4    -      -       +      +
    264X  VAL*     3.5    22.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 214 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    207W  LYS*     5.7     2.0    -      -       -      -
    210W  ALA*     3.5    28.7    -      -       +      +
    211W  ALA*     4.5    15.9    -      -       -      +
    214W  LYS*     3.4    34.3    -      -       +      +
    210X  ALA      2.6    21.3    +      -       -      +
    211X  ALA      3.6     3.4    -      -       -      +
    213X  TYR*     1.3    70.3    -      -       -      +
    215X  ALA*     1.3    71.4    +      -       -      +
    217X  ASN*     2.9    15.5    +      -       -      +
    218X  ASP*     2.9    45.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 215 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    167X  ALA*     3.5    34.3    -      -       +      +
    168X  ASN*     3.7    10.8    -      -       -      +
    171X  ALA*     3.7     4.7    -      -       +      -
    211X  ALA      2.9    14.3    +      -       -      +
    212X  VAL      3.2     7.6    -      -       -      +
    214X  LYS*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    216X  LEU*     1.3    55.0    +      -       -      +
    218X  ASP*     2.7    35.1    +      -       -      +
    219X  HIS*     3.0    19.1    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 216 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    170X  LEU*     4.8     0.7    -      -       +      +
    171X  ALA*     3.9    15.2    -      -       -      +
    174X  ALA*     3.9    14.6    -      -       +      -
    186X  VAL*     4.5    18.4    -      -       +      -
    212X  VAL*     2.9    50.7    +      -       +      +
    213X  TYR*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      +
    215X  ALA*     1.3    72.8    -      -       -      +
    217X  ASN*     1.3    59.5    +      -       -      +
    220X  HIS      3.4     2.1    +      -       -      -
    221X  VAL*     2.9    68.0    +      -       +      +
    223X  LEU*     4.9     9.6    -      -       +      -
    226X  THR*     5.5     2.0    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ASN 217 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    203W  TYR*     5.6     7.6    -      -       -      -
    206W  GLU*     3.7    19.7    +      -       -      +
    207W  LYS*     4.1    18.0    +      -       -      +
    210W  ALA*     3.0    33.0    -      -       +      +
    258W  ARG*     4.7     6.5    +      -       -      +
    259W  THR*     4.5     6.5    -      -       -      +
    213X  TYR      3.5    11.4    +      -       -      +
    214X  LYS*     2.9    12.0    +      -       +      +
    215X  ALA      2.9     0.2    +      -       -      -
    216X  LEU*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    218X  ASP*     1.3    69.4    +      -       -      +
    219X  HIS      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    220X  HIS*     3.0    15.7    +      -       -      +
    221X  VAL      5.0     0.9    -      -       -      +
    223X  LEU*     5.5     9.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 218 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    203W  TYR*     5.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
    207W  LYS*     5.2    11.8    -      -       -      +
    168X  ASN*     4.9     2.6    -      -       -      +
    214X  LYS*     2.9    48.1    +      -       -      +
    215X  ALA*     2.7    20.1    +      -       -      +
    217X  ASN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    219X  HIS*     1.3    61.1    +      -       +      +
    220X  HIS*     3.2     4.6    +      -       -      +
    161Y  LEU*     3.5    39.5    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 219 (chain X). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    168X  ASN*     3.1    41.7    +      -       -      -
    171X  ALA*     3.4    18.0    -      -       +      +
    172X  ARG*     3.6    23.9    +      -       +      +
    175X  SER*     4.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    215X  ALA      3.0    25.5    +      -       -      +
    216X  LEU      3.4     5.8    +      -       -      +
    217X  ASN      3.1     0.4    -      -       -      -
    218X  ASP*     1.3    85.4    -      -       +      +
    220X  HIS*     1.3    69.5    +      -       -      +
    221X  VAL*     2.9    15.3    +      -       +      +
    161Y  LEU*     4.6    10.7    -      -       +      +
    165Y  GLU*     4.1    17.8    -      -       +      -
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


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

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

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