Contacts of ligand HEM 719A in PDB entry 1Y28

Ligand-Protein Contacts (LPC) are derived with the LPC 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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Table II
Residues in contact with ligand HEM 719A in PDB entry 1Y28
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Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of the ligand and the residue
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between the ligand and the residue
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 contacting ligand by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)

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                                  Specific contacts
                               ---------------------------
     Residue      Dist    Surf    HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    157A  ILE*     3.3    45.8    -      -       +      +
    159A  ILE*     3.5    27.1    -      -       +      -
    176A  PHE*     4.3     6.7    -      -       +      -
    188A  VAL*     3.5    20.9    -      -       +      -
    191A  LEU*     3.4    42.0    -      -       +      +
    192A  MET*     3.5    25.4    -      -       +      -
    196A  ASP*     3.4    47.6    -      -       -      +
    200A  HIS*     2.4    33.3    +      +       +      -
    203A  TYR*     3.2    74.1    -      +       +      +
    204A  ILE*     4.0    15.9    -      -       +      -
    206A  ARG*     4.3    12.3    +      -       -      +
    207A  TYR*     3.6    26.1    -      -       +      +
    213A  PRO*     3.7     6.9    -      -       -      +
    214A  HIS*     2.8    79.5    +      -       +      +
    215A  ILE*     3.0    37.5    +      -       +      +
    216A  ILE*     3.0    42.0    +      -       +      +
    222A  VAL*     3.4    33.9    -      -       +      -
    223A  THR      3.5    17.0    -      -       -      +
    234A  MET*     3.7    33.4    -      -       +      -
    236A  LEU*     3.5    32.6    -      -       +      +
    238A  ILE*     3.4    26.7    -      -       +      +
    249A  PHE*     3.5    60.1    -      -       +      +
    250A  THR      4.5     0.7    -      -       -      +
    251A  GLY*     3.1    34.5    -      -       -      +
    253A  VAL*     5.0     2.5    -      -       +      -
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Table III
List of putative hydrogen bonds between ligand HEM 719A and protein in PDB entry 1Y28
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Legend:
N     - ligand atom number in PDB entry
Dist  - distance (Å) between the ligand and protein atoms
Surf  - contact surface area (Å2) between the ligand and protein atoms
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    Ligand atom            Protein atom
-----------------   ----------------------------    Dist     Surf
  N   Name   Class    Residue       Name   Class
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 13   O1A    I        HIS  214A     ND1    I         2.8     16.1
 13   O1A    I        ARG  206A     NE     III       5.0      2.6
 13   O1A    I        ARG  206A     NH1    III       5.3      0.3
 14   O2A    II       HIS  214A     ND1    I         3.1      1.6
 37   O1D    II       ILE  216A     N      III       3.0     29.1
 37   O1D    II       ILE  215A     N      III       3.0      6.4
 37   O1D    II       HIS  214A     N      III       3.2      3.1
 38   O2D    II       HIS  214A     N      III       3.3     13.2
 38   O2D    II       ARG  206A     NH1    III       4.3      5.4
 39   NA     I        HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.4      2.0
 40   NB     I        HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.2      2.4
 41   NC     I        HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.0      2.2
 42   ND     I        HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.1      2.0
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Table IV
Full list of atomic contacts with ligand HEM 719A in PDB entry 1Y28
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Total number of contacts is 181
Legend:
N     - ligand atom number in PDB entry
Dist  - distance (A) between the ligand and protein atoms
Surf  - contact surface area (A**2) between the ligand and protein atoms
*     - indicates destabilizing contacts
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    Ligand atom            Protein atom
-----------------   ----------------------------    Dist     Surf
  N   Name   Class    Residue       Name   Class
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  1   CHA    IV      TYR  203A     CB     IV        3.6       6.1  
  1   CHA    IV      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.5       1.8  
  2   CHB    IV      HIS  200A     CD2     V        4.1       2.2  
  2   CHB    IV      ASP  196A     OD2    II        4.2       1.3* 
  2   CHB    IV      ASP  196A     CG     VI        4.3       2.5  
  2   CHB    IV      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.6       3.1  
  2   CHB    IV      VAL  222A     CG1    IV        4.7       2.5  
  3   CHC    IV      LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.6       4.9  
  3   CHC    IV      MET  192A     CE     IV        3.9       3.6  
  3   CHC    IV      LEU  236A     CD1    IV        4.2       0.7  
  3   CHC    IV      VAL  188A     CG2    IV        4.4       0.2  
  4   CHD    IV      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        3.6       5.6  
  4   CHD    IV      HIS  200A     CE1     V        3.8       3.4  
  4   CHD    IV      ILE  159A     CD1    IV        4.0       2.9  
  4   CHD    IV      ILE  238A     CG1    IV        4.3       0.2  
  5   C1A     V      TYR  203A     CD2     V        3.5       3.8  
  5   C1A     V      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        3.9       3.4  
  6   C2A     V      TYR  203A     CD2     V        3.2       2.9  
  6   C2A     V      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.1       3.1  
  7   C3A     V      TYR  203A     CE2     V        3.4       3.4  
  7   C3A     V      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.1       2.7  
  8   C4A     V      TYR  203A     CD2     V        3.8       3.4  
  8   C4A     V      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.0       3.6  
  8   C4A     V      HIS  200A     CD2     V        4.1       0.2  
  9   CMA    IV      ASP  196A     OD1    II        3.5      21.1* 
  9   CMA    IV      TYR  203A     CE2     V        3.5       3.4  
  9   CMA    IV      TYR  203A     CZ      V        3.8       0.9  
  9   CMA    IV      TYR  203A     OH     I         3.9       0.4* 
  9   CMA    IV      ASP  196A     CG     VI        4.0       1.6  
  9   CMA    IV      ASP  196A     OD2    II        4.1       0.9* 
  9   CMA    IV      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.9       2.5  
  9   CMA    IV      VAL  222A     CG1    IV        5.2       6.1  
 10   CAA    IV      TYR  203A     CG      V        3.4      10.8  
 10   CAA    IV      TYR  203A     CD1     V        3.7       0.2  
 10   CAA    IV      TYR  203A     CB     IV        3.7       1.8  
 10   CAA    IV      TYR  203A     CA     VII       4.8       0.2  
 10   CAA    IV      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        4.8       1.8  
 10   CAA    IV      HIS  214A     CB     IV        4.9       0.2  
 10   CAA    IV      ARG  206A     NH1    III       6.2       0.7* 
 11   CBA    IV      TYR  203A     CD1     V        4.0       7.6  
 11   CBA    IV      TYR  203A     CE1     V        4.0       2.7  
 11   CBA    IV      ILE  215A     CD1    IV        5.4       0.4  
 12   CGA    VI      HIS  214A     ND1    I         3.2       4.9  
 12   CGA    VI      HIS  214A     CB     IV        3.7       0.4  
 13   O1A    I       HIS  214A     ND1    I         2.8      16.1  
 13   O1A    I       HIS  214A     CE1     V        3.6       2.4  
 13   O1A    I       TYR  203A     CD1     V        4.5       4.5  
 13   O1A    I       TYR  203A     CE1     V        4.7       0.7  
 13   O1A    I       ARG  206A     NE     III       5.0       2.6  
 13   O1A    I       ARG  206A     CZ     VI        5.1       0.7  
 13   O1A    I       ARG  206A     CD     VII       5.2       2.6  
 13   O1A    I       ARG  206A     NH1    III       5.3       0.3  
 14   O2A    II      HIS  214A     CB     IV        3.0      21.8* 
 14   O2A    II      HIS  214A     ND1    I         3.1       1.6  
 14   O2A    II      HIS  214A     CG      V        3.4       0.2  
 14   O2A    II      HIS  214A     C      VI        4.6       0.7  
 14   O2A    II      HIS  214A     O      II        4.7       0.7* 
 14   O2A    II      ILE  215A     CG1    IV        5.0       2.6* 
 15   C1B     V      HIS  200A     CD2     V        3.9       4.0  
 15   C1B     V      LEU  236A     CD2    IV        4.1       3.1  
 15   C1B     V      VAL  222A     CG2    IV        4.5       0.2  
 16   C2B     V      VAL  222A     CG2    IV        3.8       2.7  
 16   C2B     V      MET  192A     CE     IV        4.0       2.7  
 17   C3B     V      MET  192A     CE     IV        3.6       2.5  
 17   C3B     V      VAL  222A     CG2    IV        4.1       2.7  
 18   C4B     V      LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.5       3.6  
 18   C4B     V      MET  192A     CE     IV        3.5       3.8  
 19   CMB    IV      ASP  196A     OD2    II        3.4      20.0* 
 19   CMB    IV      VAL  222A     CG2    IV        3.4      16.8  
 19   CMB    IV      THR  223A     O      II        3.5      13.7* 
 19   CMB    IV      VAL  222A     CB     IV        3.6       2.9  
 19   CMB    IV      MET  192A     CB     IV        4.1       7.4  
 19   CMB    IV      ASP  196A     CG     VI        4.1       0.2  
 19   CMB    IV      THR  223A     N      III       4.5       0.2* 
 20   CAB    IV      MET  234A     CE     IV        3.7      13.5  
 20   CAB    IV      MET  234A     SD    VIII       3.9       4.0  
 20   CAB    IV      LEU  191A     O      II        3.9       6.1* 
 20   CAB    IV      MET  192A     CB     IV        4.0       3.6  
 20   CAB    IV      THR  223A     O      II        4.1       3.1* 
 21   CBB    IV      LEU  191A     O      II        3.4      19.5* 
 21   CBB    IV      LEU  191A     CB     IV        3.8      15.7  
 21   CBB    IV      MET  234A     CE     IV        3.8      12.3  
 21   CBB    IV      MET  234A     SD    VIII       4.0       3.6  
 21   CBB    IV      LEU  191A     C      VI        4.0       0.7  
 21   CBB    IV      MET  192A     CE     IV        4.2       1.8  
 21   CBB    IV      PHE  176A     CZ      V        4.3       6.7  
 22   C1C     V      LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.8       3.6  
 22   C1C     V      HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.8       2.0  
 22   C1C     V      VAL  188A     CG2    IV        4.1       1.6  
 23   C2C     V      VAL  188A     CG2    IV        3.6       2.9  
 23   C2C     V      LEU  236A     CD1    IV        4.2       3.1  
 24   C3C     V      ILE  159A     CD1    IV        4.2       2.2  
 24   C3C     V      VAL  188A     CG2    IV        4.2       0.9  
 24   C3C     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        4.7       1.8  
 24   C3C     V      GLY  251A     CA     VI        4.7       0.9  
 25   C4C     V      HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.7       2.5  
 25   C4C     V      HIS  200A     CE1     V        3.8       0.9  
 25   C4C     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        3.9       3.1  
 25   C4C     V      ILE  159A     CD1    IV        4.4       0.2  
 26   CMC    IV      VAL  188A     CG2    IV        3.5      15.3  
 26   CMC    IV      ILE  157A     CD1    IV        3.9      22.0  
 26   CMC    IV      ILE  157A     CB     IV        4.2       0.7  
 26   CMC    IV      LEU  236A     CD1    IV        4.3       8.1  
 26   CMC    IV      GLY  251A     CA     VI        4.7       1.3  
 26   CMC    IV      VAL  253A     CG2    IV        5.0       2.5  
 27   CAC    IV      ILE  159A     CD1    IV        3.5      16.6  
 27   CAC    IV      ILE  159A     CG1    IV        3.7       1.1  
 27   CAC    IV      GLY  251A     N      III       4.1       2.5* 
 27   CAC    IV      ILE  159A     CG2    IV        4.2       0.2  
 27   CAC    IV      GLY  251A     CA     VI        4.2       0.9  
 27   CAC    IV      PHE  249A     O      II        4.3       2.7* 
 27   CAC    IV      PHE  249A     CB     IV        4.3       3.8  
 27   CAC    IV      THR  250A     C      VI        4.5       0.4  
 27   CAC    IV      THR  250A     O      II        5.0       0.2* 
 27   CAC    IV      ILE  238A     CG2    IV        5.0       1.1  
 28   CBC    IV      GLY  251A     N      III       3.1      28.7* 
 28   CBC    IV      ILE  157A     O      II        3.3      13.0* 
 28   CBC    IV      GLY  251A     CA     VI        3.4       0.2  
 28   CBC    IV      PHE  249A     O      II        3.8       7.9* 
 28   CBC    IV      ILE  157A     C      VI        3.8       5.2  
 28   CBC    IV      ILE  157A     CB     IV        4.0       1.6  
 28   CBC    IV      ILE  157A     CG2    IV        4.0       3.4  
 28   CBC    IV      ILE  159A     CG2    IV        4.1       3.8  
 29   C1D     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        3.4       2.9  
 29   C1D     V      HIS  200A     CE1     V        3.7       3.8  
 30   C2D     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        3.9       1.8  
 30   C2D     V      ILE  204A     CG1    IV        4.0       3.4  
 31   C3D     V      ILE  204A     CG1    IV        4.2       2.9  
 31   C3D     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        4.3       0.4  
 32   C4D     V      HIS  200A     NE2    I         4.0       2.0  
 32   C4D     V      ILE  238A     CD1    IV        4.1       3.1  
 32   C4D     V      HIS  200A     CE1     V        4.1       1.1  
 32   C4D     V      TYR  203A     CB     IV        4.3       0.4  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CG      V        3.5      29.2  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CD1     V        3.6       6.5  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CD2     V        3.8       5.2  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CE1     V        4.0       1.6  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CB     IV        4.1       0.4  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CE2     V        4.1       2.2  
 33   CMD    IV      ILE  204A     CG1    IV        4.1       7.9  
 33   CMD    IV      PHE  249A     CZ      V        4.2       0.7  
 33   CMD    IV      ILE  238A     CG2    IV        4.2       4.5  
 33   CMD    IV      ILE  204A     CD1    IV        4.8       0.2  
 33   CMD    IV      ILE  204A     CG2    IV        5.0       0.2  
 34   CAD    IV      TYR  203A     O      II        3.6      19.3* 
 34   CAD    IV      TYR  207A     CB     IV        3.9       3.6  
 34   CAD    IV      TYR  203A     C      VI        4.0       1.6  
 34   CAD    IV      ILE  204A     CA     VII       4.0       1.3  
 35   CBD    IV      TYR  207A     CG      V        3.6      17.9  
 35   CBD    IV      ILE  216A     CD1    IV        3.8       7.4  
 35   CBD    IV      ILE  216A     CG1    IV        3.9       0.4  
 36   CGD    VI      HIS  214A     N      III       3.6       3.6  
 36   CGD    VI      ILE  215A     N      III       3.9       2.7  
 36   CGD    VI      ILE  216A     CG1    IV        4.0       0.2  
 36   CGD    VI      PRO  213A     CA     IV        4.1       5.4  
 36   CGD    VI      TYR  207A     CG      V        4.2       1.1  
 36   CGD    VI      ILE  215A     CB     IV        4.6       0.7  
 37   O1D    II      ILE  216A     N      III       3.0      29.1  
 37   O1D    II      ILE  215A     N      III       3.0       6.4  
 37   O1D    II      HIS  214A     N      III       3.2       3.1  
 37   O1D    II      ILE  216A     CG1    IV        3.2       4.2* 
 37   O1D    II      ILE  216A     CB     IV        3.6       0.7* 
 37   O1D    II      PRO  213A     CA     IV        3.7       0.5* 
 37   O1D    II      ILE  215A     CA     VII       3.7       0.3  
 37   O1D    II      ILE  215A     CB     IV        3.9       0.2* 
 38   O2D    II      HIS  214A     N      III       3.3      13.2  
 38   O2D    II      HIS  214A     CB     IV        3.7       9.0* 
 38   O2D    II      PRO  213A     CA     IV        4.1       1.0* 
 38   O2D    II      TYR  207A     CB     IV        4.3       3.5* 
 38   O2D    II      HIS  214A     CG      V        4.3       1.6  
 38   O2D    II      ARG  206A     NH1    III       4.3       5.4  
 39   NA     I       HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.4       2.0  
 39   NA     I       ILE  215A     CD1    IV        3.9       2.2* 
 40   NB     I       HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.2       2.4  
 40   NB     I       LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.5       1.8* 
 41   NC     I       HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.0       2.2  
 41   NC     I       LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.8       2.0* 
 42   ND     I       HIS  200A     NE2    I         3.1       2.0  
 42   ND     I       ILE  238A     CD1    IV        3.6       2.0* 
 43  FE      VI      HIS  200A     NE2    I         2.4       2.6  
 43  FE      VI      LEU  236A     CD2    IV        3.9       1.7  
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Table V
Complementarity values for the ligand HEM 719A in PDB entry 1Y28
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Theoretical maximum (Å2)                 825
Actual value (Å2)                        357
Normalised complementarity              0.43
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Table VI
Normalised complementarity as a function of atomic substitution for ligand HEM 719A in PDB entry 1Y28
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Legend:
N- ligand atom number in PDB entry
Bold - indicates atomic substitution which could stabilize the complex
Italics- indicates atomic substitution which could destabilize the complex
Ligand atomAtom class
NTypeClassI IIIIIIVV VIVIIVIII
1 CHA IV 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
2 CHB IV 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.43
3 CHC IV 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
4 CHD IV 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
5 C1A V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
6 C2A V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
7 C3A V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
8 C4A V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
9 CMA IV 0.47 0.41 0.47 0.43 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.43
10 CAA IV 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
11 CBA IV 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
12 CGA VI 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
13 O1A I 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.39 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.43
14 O2A II 0.44 0.43 0.44 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49
15 C1B V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
16 C2B V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
17 C3B V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
18 C4B V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
19 CMB IV 0.45 0.37 0.45 0.43 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.43
20 CAB IV 0.41 0.38 0.41 0.43 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.42
21 CBB IV 0.41 0.35 0.41 0.43 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.42
22 C1C V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
23 C2C V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
24 C3C V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
25 C4C V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
26 CMC IV 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
27 CAC IV 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.44
28 CBC IV 0.53 0.48 0.46 0.43 0.55 0.55 0.48 0.50
29 C1D V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
30 C2D V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
31 C3D V 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
32 C4D V 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
33 CMD IV 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
34 CAD IV 0.47 0.42 0.47 0.43 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.43
35 CBD IV 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
36 CGD VI 0.42 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.42 0.43
37 O1D II 0.43 0.43 0.34 0.35 0.45 0.45 0.35 0.45
38 O2D II 0.43 0.43 0.39 0.42 0.47 0.47 0.42 0.47
39 NA I 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44
40 NB I 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44
41 NC I 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44
42 ND I 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44
43FE VI 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43


A short description of the analytical approach (back to top of page)

The analysis of ligand-protein contacts used in this page is based upon the surface complementarity approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129.
The complementarity function therein is defined as:

CF=Sl-Si-E

Where Sl is the sum of all surface areas of legitimate atomic contacts between ligand and receptor, Si is the sum of all surface areas of illegitimate atomic contacts, and E is a repulsion term.

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 ligands are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous (due to low resolution). In these three cases, the user is advised to manually analyze the full list of contacts (Table IV).
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).

IN YOUR STRUCTURE, the following atoms fall in these ambiguous cases:
Ligand HEM  719
1. Carbon (in rings)
                     5 C1A    6 C2A    7 C3A    8 C4A   15 C1B   16 C2B
                    17 C3B   18 C4B   22 C1C   23 C2C   24 C3C   25 C4C
                    29 C1D   30 C2D   31 C3D   32 C4D
2. Oxygen ("hydroxy" or "carbonyl")
                    13 O1A   14 O2A   37 O1D   38 O2D
3. Nitrogen ("hydrophilic")
                    39 NA    40 NB    41 NC    42 ND 


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