Contacts of the helix formed by residues 568 - 593 (chain A) in PDB entry 5ZF6


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 568 (chain A).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    224A  SER*     3.8    21.7    +      -       -      +
    226A  ILE*     4.3    10.3    -      -       +      +
    245A  ILE*     4.6     9.2    -      -       +      -
    246A  LYS*     4.2    28.9    -      -       +      +
    249A  VAL*     3.7    33.7    -      -       +      -
    566A  ILE      3.7     1.2    +      -       -      -
    567A  PRO*     1.3    70.9    -      -       -      +
    569A  LYS*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    571A  VAL*     2.9    13.3    +      -       -      +
    572A  MET*     2.9    37.5    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 569 (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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    527A  TYR*     3.5    27.6    +      -       -      +
    567A  PRO*     3.1    12.2    -      -       +      +
    568A  ILE*     1.3    78.6    -      -       -      +
    570A  ILE*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    572A  MET*     3.4     7.9    +      -       -      +
    573A  GLU*     3.0    49.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 570 (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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    513A  LEU*     4.0    16.2    -      -       +      -
    515A  THR*     4.7     0.2    -      -       +      -
    524A  ILE*     4.3    13.2    -      -       +      -
    527A  TYR*     3.6    49.1    -      -       +      +
    529A  LEU*     3.9    24.7    -      -       +      +
    543A  MET*     5.1     1.6    -      -       -      -
    566A  ILE*     4.1    17.7    -      -       +      -
    567A  PRO*     3.1    34.3    +      -       +      +
    569A  LYS*     1.3    77.9    -      -       -      +
    571A  VAL*     1.3    59.1    +      -       -      +
    573A  GLU*     3.3     5.9    +      -       -      +
    574A  ALA*     2.9    27.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 571 (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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    226A  ILE*     3.7    25.6    -      -       +      -
    229A  LEU*     3.7    28.7    -      -       +      -
    245A  ILE*     4.1     4.7    -      -       +      -
    543A  MET*     6.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    545A  PHE*     3.9    17.3    -      -       +      -
    561A  ILE*     5.2     0.9    -      -       +      -
    566A  ILE*     3.7    27.6    -      -       +      -
    567A  PRO      3.5     2.9    +      -       -      +
    568A  ILE      2.9     7.9    +      -       -      +
    570A  ILE*     1.3    78.3    -      -       -      +
    572A  MET*     1.3    73.2    +      -       +      +
    574A  ALA*     3.3     7.0    +      -       -      +
    575A  ILE*     3.0    28.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 572 (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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    242A  CYS*     3.7    38.8    -      -       -      +
    245A  ILE*     3.6    46.4    -      -       +      -
    246A  LYS*     3.8    24.9    -      -       -      +
    568A  ILE*     2.9    26.4    +      -       +      +
    569A  LYS*     3.8     6.7    -      -       -      +
    571A  VAL*     1.3    82.5    -      -       +      +
    573A  GLU*     1.3    63.8    +      -       +      +
    575A  ILE*     3.5     6.7    +      -       +      +
    576A  GLN*     3.2    22.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 573 (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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    527A  TYR*     2.8    40.4    +      -       -      -
    529A  LEU*     3.6    14.9    -      -       +      +
    569A  LYS*     3.0    31.7    +      -       +      +
    570A  ILE      3.8     0.7    -      -       -      +
    571A  VAL      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    572A  MET*     1.3    76.8    -      -       +      +
    574A  ALA*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    576A  GLN*     3.4     5.3    +      -       -      +
    577A  GLN*     2.8    32.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 574 (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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    511A  ILE*     3.8    28.4    -      -       +      +
    529A  LEU*     3.5    14.7    -      -       +      +
    543A  MET*     4.5     3.8    -      -       +      -
    545A  PHE*     4.1    21.5    -      -       +      -
    570A  ILE      2.9    17.9    +      -       -      +
    571A  VAL*     3.6     7.4    -      -       -      +
    573A  GLU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    575A  ILE*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    577A  GLN*     3.6     1.4    +      -       -      -
    578A  ALA*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 575 (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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    238A  GLN*     3.9    28.0    -      -       +      +
    241A  PHE*     3.9    15.5    -      -       +      -
    242A  CYS*     4.2     7.9    -      -       -      -
    245A  ILE*     3.6    30.5    -      -       +      -
    545A  PHE*     3.7    20.2    -      -       +      -
    547A  ILE*     4.1     9.5    -      -       +      +
    554A  ILE*     4.1    14.4    -      -       +      -
    571A  VAL*     3.0    22.8    +      -       +      +
    572A  MET*     3.8    14.4    -      -       +      +
    573A  GLU      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    574A  ALA*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    576A  GLN*     1.3    63.7    +      -       -      +
    578A  ALA*     3.2     7.5    +      -       -      +
    579A  SER*     3.0    21.2    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 576 (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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    238A  GLN*     3.1    28.8    +      -       -      +
    572A  MET      3.2    16.3    +      -       -      +
    573A  GLU*     3.9     4.9    -      -       -      +
    575A  ILE*     1.3    74.9    -      -       -      +
    577A  GLN*     1.3    66.9    +      -       -      +
    579A  SER*     3.2    15.2    +      -       -      +
    580A  VAL*     3.3    27.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 577 (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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    364A  LEU      3.1     8.3    +      -       -      -
    365A  THR*     3.5    21.3    -      -       +      +
    511A  ILE*     4.2     5.8    -      -       +      -
    529A  LEU*     3.1    44.8    +      -       -      +
    530A  LEU      4.0     0.8    -      -       -      -
    531A  THR*     2.5    32.8    +      -       -      +
    573A  GLU      2.8    22.5    +      -       -      +
    574A  ALA*     3.9     5.4    -      -       -      +
    576A  GLN*     1.3    74.0    -      -       -      +
    578A  ALA*     1.3    62.2    +      -       -      +
    580A  VAL*     3.3    12.4    +      -       -      +
    581A  ALA*     3.3    17.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 578 (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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    509A  VAL*     3.8    18.3    -      -       +      +
    511A  ILE*     3.9    10.5    -      -       +      +
    547A  ILE*     3.5    31.2    -      -       +      -
    574A  ALA      3.0    18.6    +      -       -      +
    575A  ILE      3.5     4.3    -      -       -      +
    576A  GLN      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    577A  GLN*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    579A  SER*     1.3    54.6    +      -       -      +
    581A  ALA*     3.0     4.2    +      -       -      +
    582A  LYS*     2.6    38.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 579 (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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    238A  GLN*     2.5    30.2    +      -       -      -
    554A  ILE*     5.5     1.2    -      -       -      +
    575A  ILE*     3.0    10.3    +      -       -      +
    576A  GLN*     3.2    15.2    +      -       -      -
    578A  ALA*     1.3    76.2    -      -       -      +
    580A  VAL*     1.3    61.6    +      -       -      +
    582A  LYS*     3.9    25.0    +      -       -      +
    583A  LYS*     3.1    39.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 580 (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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    365A  THR*     6.1     4.5    -      -       -      +
    576A  GLN*     3.3    32.8    -      -       -      +
    577A  GLN*     3.5    11.2    -      -       +      +
    578A  ALA      3.2     0.6    -      -       -      -
    579A  SER*     1.3    78.0    -      -       -      +
    581A  ALA*     1.3    61.0    +      -       -      +
    583A  LYS*     3.6     5.5    +      -       -      +
    584A  GLU*     3.3    39.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ALA 581 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    365A  THR      5.6     0.4    -      -       -      +
    367A  LEU*     3.8    14.5    -      -       +      +
    509A  VAL*     4.0    14.8    -      -       +      -
    531A  THR*     3.8    29.4    -      -       +      -
    577A  GLN      3.3     6.9    +      -       -      +
    578A  ALA*     3.0     8.7    +      -       -      +
    580A  VAL*     1.3    77.8    -      -       -      +
    582A  LYS*     1.3    63.5    +      -       -      +
    584A  GLU*     3.2    12.3    +      -       -      +
    585A  ILE*     3.0    28.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 582 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    238A  GLN*     5.3     0.2    +      -       -      -
    507A  ALA*     3.9    20.2    -      -       +      +
    508A  GLY*     5.8     0.4    -      -       -      -
    509A  VAL*     4.8     5.1    -      -       +      +
    548A  ALA*     4.8     2.0    -      -       -      -
    549A  GLY*     3.6    23.8    -      -       -      +
    550A  THR      2.8    27.5    +      -       -      +
    551A  ASN*     5.0     2.8    -      -       -      +
    553A  GLY*     3.1    22.0    +      -       -      +
    554A  ILE*     4.6     6.7    -      -       -      +
    578A  ALA*     2.6    18.5    +      -       +      +
    579A  SER*     3.9    29.3    +      -       -      +
    580A  VAL      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    581A  ALA*     1.3    73.0    -      -       -      +
    583A  LYS*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    585A  ILE*     3.3    11.0    +      -       -      +
    586A  LEU*     2.9    35.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 583 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    551A  ASN*     4.3    27.8    -      -       +      +
    579A  SER*     3.1    25.7    +      -       -      +
    580A  VAL*     4.1     5.6    -      -       -      +
    581A  ALA      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    582A  LYS*     1.3    80.8    -      -       +      +
    584A  GLU*     1.3    59.2    +      -       +      +
    586A  LEU*     3.4     6.6    +      -       -      +
    587A  GLN*     3.0    41.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 584 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    365A  THR      4.7    10.2    -      -       -      +
    367A  LEU*     3.7    26.4    +      -       +      +
    580A  VAL*     3.3    32.8    +      -       +      +
    581A  ALA*     3.2     9.8    +      -       -      +
    583A  LYS*     1.3    79.4    -      -       +      +
    585A  ILE*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    587A  GLN*     3.5    10.2    +      -       -      +
    588A  ILE*     3.3    29.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 585 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    367A  LEU*     3.6    19.1    -      -       +      -
    370A  VAL*     4.7    10.1    -      -       +      -
    386A  PHE*     4.0    20.6    -      -       +      -
    388A  ARG*     4.4     9.9    -      -       -      +
    489A  CYS*     4.1     2.0    -      -       -      -
    507A  ALA*     3.9     8.7    -      -       +      -
    508A  GLY      3.6    24.0    -      -       -      +
    509A  VAL*     4.1    20.2    -      -       +      -
    581A  ALA      3.0    20.5    +      -       -      +
    582A  LYS*     3.3     8.0    +      -       -      +
    584A  GLU*     1.3    73.5    -      -       -      +
    586A  LEU*     1.3    58.9    +      -       -      +
    588A  ILE*     3.2     9.1    +      -       -      +
    589A  MET*     2.8    46.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 586 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    504A  SER*     6.0     0.4    -      -       -      +
    505A  ALA*     3.8    30.1    -      -       +      +
    506A  VAL      4.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    507A  ALA*     3.6    25.1    -      -       +      +
    550A  THR*     3.8     8.1    -      -       -      -
    551A  ASN*     3.5    41.5    -      -       +      +
    582A  LYS*     2.9    28.0    +      -       +      +
    583A  LYS*     3.8     6.5    -      -       -      +
    585A  ILE*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    587A  GLN*     1.3    54.7    +      -       +      +
    589A  MET*     3.1    12.5    +      -       +      +
    590A  ASN*     2.7    49.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 587 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    583A  LYS*     3.0    27.2    +      -       +      +
    584A  GLU*     3.8     9.8    -      -       -      +
    585A  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    586A  LEU*     1.3    75.0    -      -       +      +
    588A  ILE*     1.3    63.6    +      -       +      +
    590A  ASN*     4.1     7.0    -      -       -      +
    591A  LYS*     3.4    28.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 588 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    367A  LEU*     5.5     4.3    -      -       +      -
    370A  VAL*     3.3    56.5    -      -       +      +
    371A  SER*     4.7     2.0    -      -       -      -
    372A  CYS*     4.2    12.2    -      -       -      +
    584A  GLU*     3.3    16.8    +      -       +      +
    585A  ILE*     3.2     7.0    +      -       -      +
    587A  GLN*     1.3    75.7    -      -       +      +
    589A  MET*     1.3    66.0    +      -       -      +
    591A  LYS*     3.3    31.3    +      -       -      +
    592A  THR*     3.7     4.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with MET 589 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    370A  VAL*     5.7     0.2    -      -       +      -
    372A  CYS*     4.2    10.8    -      -       -      -
    386A  PHE*     4.2    13.9    -      -       +      -
    489A  CYS*     3.8    25.6    -      -       -      +
    492A  SER*     3.4    25.6    -      -       -      +
    493A  LEU*     3.8    18.6    -      -       +      +
    505A  ALA*     4.3     4.0    -      -       +      -
    506A  VAL      3.5    14.4    -      -       -      +
    507A  ALA*     4.1     1.1    -      -       -      -
    585A  ILE*     2.8    40.5    +      -       +      +
    586A  LEU*     3.5    23.8    -      -       +      +
    588A  ILE*     1.3    76.7    -      -       +      +
    590A  ASN*     1.3    61.1    +      -       -      +
    592A  THR*     3.2     6.8    +      -       -      -
    593A  ILE      2.9    23.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 590 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    496A  MET*     5.3     0.2    -      -       -      +
    505A  ALA*     4.1    18.9    -      -       -      +
    586A  LEU*     2.7    42.8    +      -       -      +
    587A  GLN*     4.2     6.2    -      -       -      +
    588A  ILE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    589A  MET*     1.3    71.8    -      -       -      +
    591A  LYS*     1.3    63.8    +      -       -      +
    593A  ILE      3.2    16.5    +      -       -      +
    594A  SER*     3.4    35.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 591 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    587A  GLN*     3.4    19.8    +      -       -      +
    588A  ILE*     3.3    26.8    +      -       -      +
    589A  MET      3.2     1.0    -      -       -      -
    590A  ASN*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    592A  THR*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with THR 592 (chain A). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    372A  CYS*     3.1    31.7    +      -       -      +
    373A  GLU*     4.1     7.4    -      -       -      +
    374A  VAL*     3.6    45.7    -      -       +      +
    493A  LEU*     4.9     2.0    -      -       +      -
    588A  ILE      3.7     3.3    +      -       -      -
    589A  MET      3.2     8.7    +      -       -      +
    590A  ASN      4.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    591A  LYS*     1.3    81.4    -      -       -      +
    593A  ILE*     1.3    62.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 593 (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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    374A  VAL*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    493A  LEU*     3.7    30.1    -      -       +      +
    496A  MET*     3.5    38.1    -      -       +      +
    497A  ASP*     3.8     8.7    -      -       +      +
    589A  MET      2.9    15.5    +      -       -      +
    590A  ASN*     3.2    10.4    -      -       -      +
    592A  THR*     1.3    81.3    -      -       +      +
    594A  SER*     1.3    63.6    +      -       -      +
    595A  LYS*     3.4    29.4    -      -       -      +
    597A  ARG*     4.5    14.6    -      -       +      +
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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