Contacts of the helix formed by residues 212 - 233 (chain I) in PDB entry 2QC8


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 ILE 212 (chain I).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    114I  ARG*     3.8    37.2    -      -       +      +
    117I  CYS*     3.7    23.8    -      -       +      +
    118I  LYS*     3.5    50.5    -      -       +      +
    121I  MET*     3.6    12.2    -      -       +      +
    210I  GLU      3.5     1.2    +      -       -      +
    211I  GLY*     1.3    70.8    -      -       -      -
    213I  SER*     1.3    69.3    +      -       -      +
    214I  MET      3.1     2.1    +      -       -      -
    215I  GLY*     3.2    11.1    +      -       -      -
    216I  ASP*     3.3    11.3    +      -       -      +
    349I  PHE*     3.9    12.2    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with SER 213 (chain I). 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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    209I  CYS*     3.4    15.2    -      -       -      +
    210I  GLU*     2.8    21.5    +      -       -      +
    211I  GLY      3.1     1.8    +      -       -      -
    212I  ILE*     1.3    81.7    -      -       -      +
    214I  MET*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    216I  ASP*     3.9    11.2    -      -       -      -
    217I  HIS*     2.9    45.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 214 (chain I). 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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    131I  PHE*     3.4    53.4    -      -       +      +
    133I  MET*     3.6    38.8    -      -       +      -
    206I  ILE*     3.6    38.8    -      -       +      +
    209I  CYS*     3.5    11.3    -      -       +      +
    211I  GLY      3.1    14.2    +      -       -      +
    212I  ILE      3.1     0.6    -      -       -      -
    213I  SER*     1.3    80.3    +      -       -      +
    215I  GLY*     1.3    58.8    +      -       -      +
    217I  HIS*     3.7     0.3    -      -       -      -
    218I  LEU*     2.8    33.2    +      -       +      +
    352I  THR*     3.9     8.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLY 215 (chain I). 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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    211I  GLY      4.7     0.2    +      -       -      -
    212I  ILE      3.2     5.1    +      -       -      -
    214I  MET*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    216I  ASP*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    218I  LEU*     3.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    219I  TRP*     2.9    31.4    +      -       -      -
    348I  PRO*     3.8    23.3    -      -       -      -
    349I  PHE*     3.5    26.2    -      -       -      -
    352I  THR*     5.1     2.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 216 (chain I). 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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     82I  ALA      4.8     0.2    -      -       -      +
     83I  ALA*     3.4    28.9    -      -       +      +
     85I  PHE*     4.9     0.7    -      -       -      -
     98I  LEU*     3.5    12.7    -      -       -      +
    114I  ARG*     2.8    46.5    +      -       -      -
    212I  ILE*     3.3    12.1    +      -       -      +
    213I  SER*     3.8    14.7    -      -       -      +
    214I  MET      3.3     0.4    -      -       -      -
    215I  GLY*     1.3    74.8    -      -       -      +
    217I  HIS*     1.3    68.2    +      -       +      +
    220I  VAL*     3.1    31.4    +      -       -      +
    349I  PHE*     3.5     6.8    -      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 217 (chain I). 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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     83I  ALA*     6.1     0.2    -      -       +      -
     85I  PHE*     3.6    27.4    -      +       -      -
    187I  GLY      3.4    24.7    -      -       -      -
    188I  VAL*     3.6     6.9    -      -       +      +
    189I  LYS*     3.0    33.3    +      -       +      +
    206I  ILE*     3.9    16.6    -      -       +      -
    209I  CYS*     4.1     6.1    -      -       -      -
    213I  SER*     2.9    41.8    +      -       -      +
    214I  MET      3.9     1.6    -      -       -      +
    216I  ASP*     1.3    77.9    -      -       +      +
    218I  LEU*     1.3    60.7    +      -       -      +
    220I  VAL*     3.4     1.9    +      -       -      +
    221I  ALA*     2.8    30.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 218 (chain I). 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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    133I  MET*     3.9    23.1    -      -       +      +
    135I  GLN*     3.9    21.3    -      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     4.2    22.4    -      -       +      -
    206I  ILE*     4.3    11.1    -      -       +      +
    214I  MET*     2.8    25.4    +      -       +      +
    215I  GLY      3.9     2.5    -      -       -      +
    217I  HIS*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    219I  TRP*     1.3    57.1    +      -       -      +
    221I  ALA*     3.2     5.2    +      -       -      +
    222I  ARG*     2.8    52.4    +      -       +      +
    252I  CYS*     4.4     2.7    -      -       -      -
    348I  PRO*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with TRP 219 (chain I). 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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     33I  ILE*     3.4    27.4    -      -       +      +
     37I  GLY      3.9    16.4    -      -       -      -
     38I  GLU*     3.9    22.2    -      -       -      -
     40I  LEU*     3.6    36.0    -      -       +      +
     98I  LEU*     4.2    18.8    -      -       +      -
    215I  GLY      2.9    25.8    +      -       -      +
    216I  ASP      4.1     2.5    -      -       -      +
    218I  LEU*     1.3    75.8    -      -       -      +
    220I  VAL*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    222I  ARG*     3.1    43.1    +      -       -      +
    223I  PHE*     2.9    27.9    +      -       -      +
    238I  PHE*     6.0     1.8    -      +       -      -
    345I  ASN      6.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
    346I  CYS      5.7     0.2    -      -       -      -
    347I  ASP*     3.3    36.7    +      -       -      -
    348I  PRO*     3.3    10.1    -      -       +      +
    349I  PHE*     3.4    20.5    -      +       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 220 (chain I). 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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     31I  ILE*     5.5     5.8    -      -       +      -
     85I  PHE*     3.4    38.6    -      -       +      -
     96I  LEU*     4.4    14.4    -      -       +      -
     98I  LEU*     3.9    27.6    -      -       +      +
    188I  VAL*     4.1     5.8    -      -       +      -
    216I  ASP      3.1    19.1    +      -       -      +
    217I  HIS      4.0     2.0    -      -       -      +
    219I  TRP*     1.3    73.9    -      -       -      +
    221I  ALA*     1.3    66.1    +      -       -      +
    223I  PHE*     3.2     8.1    +      -       +      +
    224I  ILE*     2.8    48.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 221 (chain I). 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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    179I  HIS*     2.9    28.2    +      -       -      +
    183I  CYS*     4.5     3.4    -      -       -      -
    188I  VAL*     4.0    10.1    -      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     3.7    26.7    -      -       +      -
    206I  ILE*     3.8    15.7    -      -       +      -
    217I  HIS      2.8    21.9    +      -       -      +
    218I  LEU*     3.3     7.0    -      -       -      +
    220I  VAL*     1.3    72.7    -      -       -      +
    222I  ARG*     1.3    55.0    +      -       -      +
    224I  ILE*     3.2     4.8    +      -       -      +
    225I  LEU*     2.9    12.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 222 (chain I). 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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     40I  LEU*     4.3     6.7    -      -       +      -
    135I  GLN*     3.0    22.7    +      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     4.9     2.2    -      -       +      -
    218I  LEU*     2.8    39.8    +      -       +      +
    219I  TRP*     3.1    50.8    +      -       +      +
    221I  ALA*     1.3    70.0    -      -       -      +
    223I  PHE*     1.3    65.1    -      -       -      +
    225I  LEU*     3.2     7.9    +      -       -      +
    226I  HIS*     3.0    29.8    +      -       +      -
    238I  PHE*     3.5    34.7    -      -       +      -
    252I  CYS*     4.8     0.2    -      -       -      -
    344I  ALA      3.2    23.2    +      -       -      -
    345I  ASN      4.9     2.7    -      -       -      -
    346I  CYS*     2.7    40.2    +      -       -      +
    348I  PRO*     3.7     0.6    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 223 (chain I). 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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     29I  MET*     3.7    28.0    -      -       -      -
     31I  ILE*     3.9    40.6    -      -       +      -
     40I  LEU*     3.6    18.3    -      -       +      +
     41I  ARG      5.0     0.9    -      -       -      -
     42I  CYS*     3.9    20.4    -      -       +      -
     89I  PHE*     4.6     2.0    -      +       -      -
     96I  LEU*     4.3    17.0    -      -       +      -
    219I  TRP      2.9    13.6    +      -       -      +
    220I  VAL*     3.2    11.0    +      -       +      +
    222I  ARG*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    224I  ILE*     1.3    68.1    +      -       +      +
    225I  LEU      3.2     0.3    +      -       -      -
    226I  HIS*     3.2     3.8    +      -       -      +
    227I  ARG*     2.9    44.6    +      -       +      +
    165J  VAL*     3.9    30.1    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 224 (chain I). 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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     88I  PRO*     4.5     1.8    -      -       +      -
     89I  PHE*     3.9    15.9    -      -       +      -
     96I  LEU*     4.0    20.2    -      -       +      -
    179I  HIS*     3.5    18.6    -      -       +      +
    182I  ALA*     3.6    26.2    -      -       +      +
    183I  CYS*     4.1     9.4    -      -       -      -
    186I  ALA*     3.7    30.5    -      -       +      -
    188I  VAL*     4.0    15.0    -      -       +      -
    220I  VAL*     2.8    27.1    +      -       +      +
    221I  ALA*     3.6     4.7    -      -       -      +
    223I  PHE*     1.3    76.4    -      -       +      +
    225I  LEU*     1.3    52.2    +      -       -      +
    227I  ARG*     3.3     2.1    +      -       -      +
    228I  VAL*     2.8    34.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 225 (chain I). 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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    137I  TYR*     3.8    42.8    -      -       +      +
    175I  ILE*     4.1     9.6    -      -       +      -
    179I  HIS*     3.3    33.8    -      -       +      +
    204I  PHE*     4.2     7.2    -      -       +      -
    221I  ALA      2.9     8.6    +      -       -      +
    222I  ARG*     3.4     9.2    -      -       -      +
    223I  PHE      3.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    224I  ILE*     1.3    76.3    -      -       -      +
    226I  HIS*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    228I  VAL*     3.2     1.7    +      -       +      +
    229I  CYS*     2.8    42.4    +      -       -      -
    236I  ALA*     3.6    27.6    -      -       +      -
    238I  PHE*     3.8    20.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with HIS 226 (chain I). 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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     38I  GLU      5.8     2.2    +      -       -      -
     40I  LEU*     4.5    14.8    -      -       +      +
    222I  ARG      3.0    28.5    +      -       -      -
    223I  PHE      3.9     4.0    -      -       -      +
    225I  LEU*     1.3    74.6    -      -       -      +
    227I  ARG*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    229I  CYS*     3.5     6.3    +      -       -      +
    230I  GLU*     3.0    27.7    +      -       -      +
    235I  ILE*     5.8     0.8    -      -       -      +
    236I  ALA*     3.3    40.1    +      -       +      +
    238I  PHE*     3.4    28.2    -      +       -      -
    165J  VAL*     4.2    29.1    +      -       +      +
    166J  GLY*     4.3     6.2    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 227 (chain I). 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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     14I  LYS*     4.3    13.7    -      -       -      +
     29I  MET*     5.3     6.4    -      -       -      +
     89I  PHE*     3.1    60.9    -      -       +      +
    223I  PHE*     2.9    26.6    +      -       +      +
    224I  ILE      3.4     2.2    -      -       -      +
    226I  HIS*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    228I  VAL*     1.3    67.5    +      -       -      +
    230I  GLU*     3.2    16.4    +      -       -      +
    231I  ASP*     2.9    29.4    +      -       -      +
    165J  VAL*     3.7    23.6    -      -       +      +
    173J  ARG*     3.6    36.3    -      -       -      +
    177J  GLU*     4.8     8.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 228 (chain I). 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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     17H  TYR*     3.7    31.9    -      -       +      +
     89I  PHE*     4.0     5.6    -      -       +      -
    175I  ILE*     3.9    18.6    -      -       +      +
    178I  ALA*     3.9    12.1    -      -       +      -
    179I  HIS*     4.0    21.3    -      -       +      +
    182I  ALA*     4.4     0.9    -      -       +      -
    224I  ILE*     2.8    28.7    +      -       +      +
    225I  LEU*     3.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    227I  ARG*     1.3    70.0    -      -       -      +
    229I  CYS*     1.3    67.2    +      -       -      +
    231I  ASP*     2.9    21.1    +      -       -      +
    232I  PHE*     3.4    28.2    +      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 229 (chain I). 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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    139I  LEU*     3.8    28.7    -      -       -      -
    175I  ILE*     4.0    15.3    -      -       -      -
    225I  LEU*     2.8    26.0    +      -       -      +
    226I  HIS*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    228I  VAL*     1.3    79.5    -      -       -      +
    230I  GLU*     1.3    61.8    +      -       -      +
    232I  PHE*     3.0     3.8    +      -       -      +
    233I  GLY      3.0    18.0    +      -       -      -
    234I  VAL*     3.1    33.8    +      -       +      +
    235I  ILE*     4.6     0.2    -      -       -      -
    236I  ALA*     3.9    23.8    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 230 (chain I). 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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     11I  LYS*     4.5     3.3    +      -       -      -
    226I  HIS      3.0    12.9    +      -       -      +
    227I  ARG*     3.3    16.3    +      -       -      +
    229I  CYS*     1.3    75.2    -      -       -      +
    231I  ASP*     1.3    65.2    +      -       -      +
    233I  GLY*     3.0    13.0    +      -       -      +
    234I  VAL      4.0     0.9    +      -       -      -
    165J  VAL*     3.2     5.0    -      -       -      +
    166J  GLY      2.8    37.4    +      -       -      +
    167J  ALA*     3.9    15.7    -      -       -      +
    170J  ALA*     3.6    13.7    -      -       -      +
    173J  ARG*     2.6    55.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASP 231 (chain I). 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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     13H  ILE*     3.5    27.7    -      -       +      +
     17H  TYR*     2.4    32.4    +      -       -      +
     11I  LYS*     3.2    39.3    +      -       -      +
     14I  LYS*     4.6    11.9    +      -       -      -
     89I  PHE*     4.7     0.9    -      -       -      -
    227I  ARG*     2.9    28.9    +      -       -      -
    228I  VAL      2.9     9.0    +      -       -      +
    230I  GLU*     1.3    80.3    -      -       -      +
    232I  PHE*     1.3    59.9    +      -       -      +
    233I  GLY      3.5     0.5    +      -       -      -
    174J  ASP*     4.8     1.9    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 232 (chain I). 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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     10H  ASN      3.3    42.5    +      -       -      +
     13H  ILE*     3.5    29.6    -      -       +      -
     14H  LYS*     3.9    13.2    -      -       -      -
     17H  TYR*     4.4     0.9    -      +       -      -
    174I  ASP*     3.7    30.1    -      -       +      -
    175I  ILE*     3.8    34.1    -      -       +      -
    178I  ALA*     4.0     8.1    -      -       +      -
    228I  VAL*     3.4    30.7    -      -       +      -
    229I  CYS      3.0     7.9    +      -       -      +
    231I  ASP*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    233I  GLY*     1.3    61.9    +      -       -      +
    234I  VAL*     3.3     9.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 233 (chain I). 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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    142I  THR*     4.5    17.0    +      -       -      +
    229I  CYS      3.0     3.2    +      -       -      -
    230I  GLU      3.0    12.2    +      -       -      -
    231I  ASP      3.2     1.6    +      -       -      -
    232I  PHE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    234I  VAL*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    167J  ALA*     4.0    13.7    -      -       -      +
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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