Research Article

Comparison of Structural Architecture of HCV NS3 Genotype 1 versus Pakistani Genotype 3a

Table 1

The intermolecular interactions shared between NS3 of HCV genotypes 1 and 3.

ResidueInteractions shared among model and templates
(bonding atom of residue)

Ala204HB NZ of Lys210

Lys210HB O of Ala204
HB O of Pro205

Ser231HB OG1 of Thr235
HB O of Thr416

Thr266Hb OH of Tyr284

Tyr267HB O of Ser211

Ile288HYD CB of Val319

Asp290HB OG of Ser211
HB OH of Tyr270

His293HB OG1 of Thr322

His369HB OH of Tyr350

Tyr392HB OD2 of Asp375

Phe438HYD CB of Phe444
HYD CE2 of Phe531
HYD CE of Met623
HYD CZ2 of Trp532
HYD CD1 of Leu627

Phe444HYD CZ3 of Trp532
HYD CD1 of Leu560
HYD CG2 of Ile619
HYD CE of MET623

Gln460 HB NE of Arg464

Arg461HB OD1 of Asp410
HB OD1 of Asp425

Arg462HB O of Val331
HB OE2 of Glu338

Gly463HB NH1 of Arg467

Arg464HB O of Tyr418
HB O of Gly420

Thr465HB O of Phe422
HB O of Asp423
HB OG1 of Thr465

Gly466HB ND2 of Asn335

Arg467HB O of Thr419

HB = hydrogen bond, Hb = hydrogen bond, CB = carbon atom with number, O = oxygen in hydroxyl group, OG = oxygen of amino acid with some number, that is, G, OG1 = oxygen with number, that is, G1, OH = oxygen with distinct number, that is, H, CE = carbon atom of amino acid with some number, that is, E, CE2 = carbon atom with some number, that is, E2, CD1 = carbon atom with some distinct number, that is, D1, NE = nitrogen atom with number, that is, E, NH1 = nitrogen atom with some number, that is, H1, HYD = hydrophobic bond.