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Table 1 Main biochemical interactions of atoms and residues in the proteins[49, 51, 52]

From: A simple method for finding a protein’s ligand-binding pockets

Residue Name

Interactions

THR

HBD: OG1 (OH)

SER

HBD: OG (OH)

GLN

HBA: NE2 (NH2)

ASN

HBA: ND2 (NH2)

TYR

HBA: O – HBD: N, OH – CR: CE1, CE2, CD1, CD2, CZ, CG

CYS

Sul: SG (SH)

MET

vdW: CE (CH3) – Sul: SD (S-CH3)

ALA

vdW: CB (CH3)

PRO

vdW: CB (CH2), CD (CH2), CG (CH2)

LEU

vdW: CD1 (CH3), CD2 (CH3), CG (CH)

VAL

vdW: CG1 (CH3), CG2 (CH3), CB (CH)

ILE

vdW: CD1 (CH3)

ASP

HBA: OD1(C = O) – Ion(−): OD2 (OH)

GLU

HBA: OE1(C = O) – Ion(−): OE2 (OH)

LYS

Ion(+): NZ (NH3)

ARG

Ion(+): NH1 (NH2) trans, NH2 (NH2) cis

HIS

Ion(+): NE1 (NH2) trans, NE2 (NH2) cisCR: CD1, CE1, CD2, CE2, CG

PHE

CR: CG, CD1, CE1, CZ, CE2, CD2

TRP

HBD: NE1 (NH) – CR: CD2, CE2, CZ2, CH2, CZ3, CE3

TYR

HBD: OH – CR: CD1, CE1, CE2, CZ, CD2, CG

GLY

No participation

  1. Abbreviations used: HBA: Hydrogen bond acceptor, HBD: Hydrogen bond donor, vdW: van der Waals interaction, Ion: Ionic interaction, Sul: Sulfur interaction.