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. 2012 Aug 14;8(10):3977–3984. doi: 10.1021/ct300264w

Table 1. Interactions between Protein Atoms and Urea or Water Atoms for Selected Types of Atomsa.

atom type fcp,u cont.p,u fcp,w cont.p,w
H2H3α
aromatic C 27 ± 13 1.6 (0.35) 36 ± 15 3.0 (0.78)
amide O 59 ± 35 2.3 (0.38) 124 ± 50 4.2 (0.82)
carboxylate O 101 ± 65 2.9 (0.25) 329 ± 146 8.4 (0.78)
amide N 176 ± 70 2.0 (0.34) 445 ± 256 4.5 (0.89)
hydroxyl O 149 ± 148 1.9 (0.31) 447 ± 252 5.1 (0.91)
aliphatic C 42 ± 23 1.4 (0.42) 54 ± 31 2.2 (0.81)
cationic N 150 ± 98 1.8 (0.31) 399 ± 147 4.8 (0.79)
H2H3β
aromatic C 26 ± 15 1.5 (0.28) 31 ± 10 3.1 (0.72)
amide O 102 ± 41 2.6 (0.50) 173 ± 75 4.1 (0.81)
carboxylate O 157 ± 85 3.6 (0.35) 303 ± 139 8.3 (0.80)
amide N 427 ± 308 2.1 (0.45) 317 ± 262 2.7 (0.89)
hydroxyl O 253 ± 107 3.4 (0.39) 610 ± 249 5.7 (0.71)
aliphatic C 60 ± 47 1.7 (0.56) 64 ± 39 2.2 (0.81)
cationic N 106 ± 28 1.9 (0.22) 416 ± 79 6.3 (0.80)
1UW3
aromatic C 47 ± 37 2.0 (0.49) 66 ± 46 2.8 (0.85)
amide O 95 ± 56 2.9 (0.48) 160 ± 84 4.2 (0.82)
carboxylate O 155 ± 61 4.0 (0.37) 351 ± 129 8.7 (0.86)
amide N 305 ± 148 2.2 (0.43) 466 ± 313 3.5 (0.89)
hydroxyl O 184 ± 91 2.4 (0.34) 572 ± 331 5.6 (0.83)
aliphatic C 46 ± 32 1.5 (0.48) 64 ± 42 2.2 (0.87)
cationic N 149 ± 56 2.1 (0.40) 291 ± 213 3.9 (0.87)
a

fc⟩: mean force per contact ± standard deviation in units kJ mol–1 nm–1. cont.: mean number of contacts and contact ratio in parentheses. p,u: protein–urea interactions. p,w: protein–water interactions.