Contacts of the helix formed by residues 165 - 193 (chain F) in PDB entry 6C3P


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.
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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 SER 165 (chain F).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     95F  SER*     4.8     8.7    +      -       -      -
    157F  PHE*     4.6     2.3    -      -       -      -
    163F  GLY*     3.0     4.7    -      -       -      +
    164F  PHE*     1.3    76.3    +      -       -      +
    166F  GLN*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    167F  LEU*     3.0     5.2    -      -       -      +
    168F  ARG*     2.7    58.7    +      -       -      +
    169F  PHE      3.5     1.9    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 166 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    163F  GLY      3.3    12.8    +      -       -      +
    164F  PHE      3.4     4.2    +      -       -      +
    165F  SER*     1.3    72.3    -      -       -      +
    167F  LEU*     1.3    56.8    +      -       -      +
    169F  PHE*     3.0    14.6    +      -       +      +
    170F  CYS*     3.0    26.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 167 (chain F). 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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     91F  GLU*     6.3     2.9    -      -       +      -
    165F  SER*     3.0     5.7    -      -       -      +
    166F  GLN*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    168F  ARG*     1.3    64.2    +      -       -      +
    170F  CYS*     4.4     5.6    -      -       -      +
    171F  LEU*     2.9    40.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 168 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91F  GLU*     5.3     6.2    +      -       -      +
     92F  GLY*     5.8     1.2    -      -       -      -
     95F  SER*     4.0    22.2    +      -       -      -
    106F  LEU*     4.0    30.6    +      -       -      +
    153F  LYS*     4.5    14.1    -      -       -      +
    157F  PHE*     3.5    28.7    -      -       +      -
    165F  SER*     2.7    37.6    +      -       -      +
    167F  LEU*     1.3    74.7    -      -       -      +
    169F  PHE*     1.3    52.0    +      -       -      +
    171F  LEU*     3.9     4.8    -      -       -      +
    172F  THR*     2.6    44.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 169 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    154F  PHE*     3.5    37.5    -      +       -      -
    157F  PHE*     3.4    37.4    -      +       +      -
    158F  LEU*     4.3    27.4    -      -       +      -
    163F  GLY*     6.0     1.3    -      -       -      -
    165F  SER      3.5     1.6    +      -       -      -
    166F  GLN*     3.0    18.2    +      -       +      +
    168F  ARG*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    170F  CYS*     1.3    69.4    +      -       -      +
    172F  THR*     3.3     2.5    +      -       -      -
    173F  GLY*     3.0    21.7    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with CYS 170 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    166F  GLN      3.0    13.8    +      -       -      +
    167F  LEU*     3.9     7.4    -      -       -      +
    169F  PHE*     1.3    82.9    -      -       +      +
    171F  LEU*     1.3    64.5    +      -       +      +
    173F  GLY*     3.4     0.9    +      -       -      -
    174F  LEU*     2.8    36.1    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 171 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     84F  VAL*     4.1    10.1    -      -       +      +
     87F  CYS*     4.1    16.4    -      -       +      +
     88F  GLU*     3.9    41.3    -      -       +      +
     91F  GLU*     5.2     7.0    -      -       +      -
    167F  LEU*     2.9    34.9    +      -       +      +
    168F  ARG*     4.0     4.3    -      -       -      +
    170F  CYS*     1.3    83.8    -      -       +      +
    172F  THR*     1.3    58.0    +      -       -      +
    174F  LEU*     3.9     7.4    -      -       +      -
    175F  LEU*     2.9    40.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with THR 172 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    150F  LYS*     4.3    14.2    +      -       -      +
    153F  LYS*     3.4    31.3    +      -       +      +
    154F  PHE*     3.6    39.7    -      -       +      +
    157F  PHE*     5.0     5.3    -      -       +      -
    168F  ARG*     2.6    25.4    +      -       -      +
    169F  PHE*     3.6     6.0    -      -       -      -
    171F  LEU*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    173F  GLY*     1.3    64.7    +      -       -      +
    175F  LEU*     3.1     7.0    +      -       -      +
    176F  VAL*     3.0    24.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 173 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    154F  PHE*     3.7    23.2    -      -       -      -
    169F  PHE      3.0    12.2    +      -       -      -
    170F  CYS      3.9     1.8    -      -       -      -
    172F  THR*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    174F  LEU*     1.3    61.5    +      -       -      +
    176F  VAL*     3.2     8.2    +      -       -      +
    177F  ILE*     2.9    31.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 174 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     84F  VAL*     3.6    41.7    -      -       +      -
    170F  CYS*     2.8    25.0    +      -       -      +
    171F  LEU*     3.4    11.2    -      -       +      +
    173F  GLY*     1.3    76.8    -      -       -      +
    175F  LEU*     1.3    63.7    +      -       +      +
    177F  ILE*     3.2     8.1    +      -       +      +
    178F  LEU*     2.9    51.8    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 175 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     81F  LEU*     4.4     5.4    -      -       +      -
     84F  VAL*     3.6    32.3    -      -       +      +
     85F  LEU*     3.5    28.5    -      -       +      -
     88F  GLU*     4.5    13.7    -      -       -      +
    150F  LYS*     3.9    23.1    -      -       -      +
    171F  LEU*     2.9    26.9    +      -       +      +
    172F  THR      3.7     3.6    -      -       -      +
    174F  LEU*     1.3    77.9    -      -       +      +
    176F  VAL*     1.3    62.4    -      -       -      +
    178F  LEU*     3.2     5.3    +      -       +      +
    179F  TYR*     2.9    57.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 176 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    147F  PHE*     3.2    22.0    -      -       +      -
    150F  LYS*     3.6    37.0    -      -       +      +
    151F  THR*     3.6    24.9    -      -       +      +
    154F  PHE*     4.1    17.3    -      -       +      -
    172F  THR*     3.0    16.3    +      -       +      +
    173F  GLY*     3.2    10.3    +      -       -      +
    175F  LEU*     1.3    76.0    -      -       -      +
    177F  ILE*     1.3    70.6    +      -       +      +
    179F  TYR      3.3     0.5    +      -       -      -
    180F  GLY      2.9    18.2    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with ILE 177 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    147F  PHE*     5.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    173F  GLY*     2.9    16.4    +      -       -      +
    174F  LEU*     3.7    11.2    -      -       +      +
    176F  VAL*     1.3    84.1    -      -       +      +
    178F  LEU*     1.3    63.2    +      -       +      +
    180F  GLY*     3.3     2.2    +      -       -      +
    181F  MET*     2.9    49.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 178 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77F  LEU*     4.3    19.4    -      -       +      +
     80F  MET*     3.9    11.4    -      -       +      -
     81F  LEU*     3.5    48.1    -      -       +      +
     84F  VAL*     4.0     3.4    -      -       +      -
    174F  LEU*     2.9    57.4    +      -       +      +
    175F  LEU*     3.2     9.8    +      -       +      +
    177F  ILE*     1.3    82.9    -      -       +      +
    179F  TYR*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    181F  MET*     3.3     8.0    +      -       +      +
    182F  LEU*     2.9    27.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TYR 179 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     36F  HIS*     3.8    20.7    +      -       -      -
     81F  LEU*     3.5    20.7    -      -       +      +
     85F  LEU*     4.8     1.6    -      -       -      +
    113F  ALA*     4.7     6.9    -      -       -      +
    143F  TRP*     3.5    38.1    -      +       +      +
    146F  ALA*     3.9    25.4    -      -       +      -
    147F  PHE*     3.5    25.0    -      +       +      +
    150F  LYS*     3.4    34.9    -      -       +      +
    175F  LEU*     2.9    38.1    +      -       +      +
    178F  LEU*     1.3    77.2    -      -       -      +
    180F  GLY*     1.3    57.7    +      -       -      +
    182F  LEU*     3.2     6.1    +      -       -      +
    183F  LEU*     2.9    27.9    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 180 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    147F  PHE*     3.5    20.1    -      -       -      -
    176F  VAL      2.9    11.7    +      -       -      -
    177F  ILE*     3.7     3.8    -      -       -      -
    179F  TYR*     1.3    77.4    -      -       -      +
    181F  MET*     1.3    56.9    +      -       -      +
    183F  LEU*     3.1     9.1    +      -       -      +
    184F  LEU*     2.9    27.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 181 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     77F  LEU*     3.5    29.8    -      -       +      -
    177F  ILE*     2.9    37.9    +      -       +      +
    178F  LEU*     3.8     2.0    -      -       +      +
    180F  GLY*     1.3    75.7    -      -       -      +
    182F  LEU*     1.3    57.2    +      -       -      +
    184F  LEU*     3.3    22.0    +      -       +      +
    185F  VAL*     2.9    31.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 182 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     74F  ARG*     4.4    24.9    -      -       +      +
     77F  LEU*     3.6    22.2    -      -       +      +
     78F  THR*     4.7     7.2    -      -       -      +
     81F  LEU*     6.0     2.2    -      -       +      -
    143F  TRP*     3.3    61.5    -      -       +      +
    178F  LEU      2.9    14.4    +      -       -      +
    179F  TYR*     3.4    12.3    -      -       -      +
    181F  MET*     1.3    75.1    -      -       -      +
    183F  LEU*     1.3    60.5    +      -       -      +
    185F  VAL*     3.1     9.3    +      -       +      +
    186F  GLU*     2.9    32.1    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 183 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    140F  LEU*     3.6    33.4    -      -       +      +
    143F  TRP*     4.9     7.4    -      -       +      +
    144F  THR*     3.8    23.3    -      -       +      +
    147F  PHE*     5.9     7.0    -      -       +      -
    179F  TYR      2.9    12.5    +      -       -      +
    180F  GLY*     3.1    12.1    +      -       -      +
    182F  LEU*     1.3    77.1    -      -       -      +
    184F  LEU*     1.3    59.9    +      -       +      +
    186F  GLU*     2.9     9.2    +      -       +      +
    187F  VAL*     2.9    40.9    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 184 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    180F  GLY      2.9    12.7    +      -       -      +
    181F  MET*     3.5    26.0    -      -       +      +
    182F  LEU      3.2     0.2    -      -       -      -
    183F  LEU*     1.3    76.7    -      -       +      +
    185F  VAL*     1.3    60.0    +      -       +      +
    187F  VAL*     3.0    20.0    -      -       +      +
    188F  ASN*     2.7    45.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 185 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     69F  PRO      5.4     3.5    -      -       -      +
     70F  GLY*     4.5     7.2    -      -       -      +
     73F  LEU*     4.7     9.9    -      -       +      -
     74F  ARG*     3.5    51.4    -      -       +      +
     77F  LEU*     3.7    19.3    -      -       +      -
    181F  MET      2.9    19.1    +      -       -      +
    182F  LEU*     3.2    12.1    -      -       +      +
    184F  LEU*     1.3    74.8    -      -       +      +
    186F  GLU*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    188F  ASN*     3.2    13.5    +      -       +      +
    189F  VAL*     2.9    27.5    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLU 186 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     74F  ARG*     3.9    13.9    +      -       -      -
    136F  LEU*     4.4     5.0    -      -       -      +
    137F  ILE*     3.9    25.1    +      -       -      +
    139F  LEU*     4.4    11.3    -      -       -      +
    140F  LEU*     3.8    39.8    -      -       +      +
    143F  TRP*     5.9     1.1    -      -       +      -
    182F  LEU*     2.9    21.6    +      -       +      +
    183F  LEU*     2.9    16.1    +      -       +      +
    185F  VAL*     1.3    79.3    -      -       -      +
    187F  VAL*     1.3    56.2    +      -       -      +
    189F  VAL*     3.0    15.3    -      -       -      +
    190F  ILE*     2.9    29.6    +      -       +      +
    195F  TYR*     4.7     2.6    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with VAL 187 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    140F  LEU*     5.1     6.7    -      -       +      -
    183F  LEU*     2.9    34.2    +      -       +      +
    184F  LEU*     3.0    38.1    -      -       +      +
    186F  GLU*     1.3    74.8    -      -       +      +
    188F  ASN*     1.3    63.0    +      -       -      +
    190F  ILE*     3.5     8.5    -      -       +      +
    191F  ARG*     2.9    31.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with ASN 188 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     69F  PRO*     5.3     1.8    -      -       -      +
     70F  GLY*     6.5     1.3    -      -       -      -
    184F  LEU*     2.7    46.6    +      -       -      +
    185F  VAL*     3.3    14.7    -      -       +      +
    187F  VAL*     1.3    79.8    -      -       -      +
    189F  VAL*     1.3    57.5    +      -       -      +
    191F  ARG*     3.3     3.6    +      -       -      +
    192F  VAL*     2.9    37.6    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 189 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     68F  PHE*     4.4     7.4    -      -       -      +
     69F  PRO*     3.7    41.4    +      -       +      +
     74F  ARG*     3.5    24.5    -      -       -      +
    124F  TYR*     5.3     4.0    -      -       +      +
    133F  PRO*     6.2     3.4    -      -       +      -
    185F  VAL      2.9    16.2    +      -       -      +
    186F  GLU*     3.0    32.1    -      -       -      +
    188F  ASN*     1.3    75.4    -      -       -      +
    190F  ILE*     1.3    62.9    +      -       -      +
    192F  VAL*     3.9     0.7    -      -       -      +
    193F  ARG*     2.9    27.5    +      -       +      +
    195F  TYR*     4.8     2.9    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 190 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    137F  ILE*     5.8     3.8    -      -       +      -
    140F  LEU*     6.3     2.7    -      -       +      -
    186F  GLU*     2.9    23.4    +      -       +      +
    187F  VAL*     3.5     9.6    -      -       +      +
    189F  VAL*     1.3    77.3    -      -       -      +
    191F  ARG*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    193F  ARG      2.8    13.9    +      -       -      -
    194F  ARG*     2.9    17.8    +      -       -      -
    195F  TYR*     4.5    17.5    -      -       +      +
    196F  ILE*     6.0     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with ARG 191 (chain F). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    187F  VAL      2.9    20.9    +      -       -      +
    188F  ASN*     3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    190F  ILE*     1.3    72.9    -      -       -      +
    192F  VAL*     1.3    66.6    +      -       +      +
    193F  ARG      3.2     0.7    +      -       -      -
    194F  ARG*     3.2    20.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with VAL 192 (chain F). 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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     69F  PRO*     3.5    37.9    -      -       +      -
    188F  ASN*     2.9    24.1    +      -       +      +
    189F  VAL      3.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    191F  ARG*     1.3    76.9    -      -       +      +
    193F  ARG*     1.3    59.6    +      -       +      +
    194F  ARG      3.6     1.6    +      -       -      -
    200F  THR      4.9     0.2    -      -       -      +
    201F  PRO      3.2    12.1    -      -       -      +
    202F  ARG*     3.5    19.6    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 193 (chain F). 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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     68F  PHE      6.3     0.4    -      -       -      +
     69F  PRO*     5.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
    133F  PRO*     5.1     8.3    -      -       +      -
    189F  VAL*     2.9    20.3    +      -       +      +
    190F  ILE      2.8     6.1    +      -       -      -
    192F  VAL*     1.3    81.1    -      -       +      +
    194F  ARG*     1.3    48.2    -      -       -      -
    195F  TYR*     2.1    53.2    +      -       +      +
    200F  THR      4.1     0.9    -      -       -      -
    201F  PRO*     3.3    18.8    -      -       +      +
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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