Structure Interactions

Structural interactions such as hydrogen bonds, salt bridges, and disulfide bridges are described in the STRUCT_CONN category. Each type of interaction is specified in category STRUCT_CONN_TYPE along with the criteria used to identify interaction. Each interaction listed in STRUCT_CONN category includes the interaction type, site labels, symmetry operations and the role of each in the interaction. The identification of the atoms participating in each interaction is tied to the labeling information in the ATOM_SITE category. These relationships are shown in the following diagram.

An abbreviated example of a salt bridge and a hydrogen bond in a protein system.

loop_
_struct_conn_type.id
_struct_conn_type.criteria
 saltbr
 'negative to positive distance > 2.5 Angstroms, < 3.2 Angstroms' 
 hydrog
 'N-O distance > 2.5 Angstroms, < 3.5 Angstroms, N-O-C  angle < 120 degrees'
#
loop_
_struct_conn.id
_struct_conn.conn_type_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_comp_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_asym_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_seq_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_atom_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_role
_struct_conn.ptnr1_symmetry
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_comp_id
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_asym_id
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_seq_id
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_atom_id
_struct_conn.ptnr2_role
_struct_conn.ptnr2_symmetry
 C1  saltbr  ARG  A  87 NZ1 positive 1_555 GLU  A  92  OE1 negative 1_555
 C2  hydrog  ARG  B 287 N   donor    1_555 GLY  B 292  O   acceptor 1_555     

Another abbreviated example illustrating the description of hydrogen bonding in a DNA duplex structure.

loop_
_struct_conn_type.id
_struct_conn_type.criteria
hydrog 
;
N - O distance  > 2.5 Angstroms and  < 3.5 Angstroms 
N - O - C angle < 120 degrees
;

loop_
_struct_conn.id                              
_struct_conn.conn_type_id
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_comp_id             
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_asym_id            
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_seq_id             
_struct_conn.ptnr1_label_atom_id            
_struct_conn.ptnr1_symmetry
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_comp_id            
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_asym_id           
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_seq_id              
_struct_conn.ptnr2_label_atom_id           
_struct_conn.ptnr2_symmetry               
_struct_conn.details                      
1  hydrog  T A  1   N3  1_555   A A   6   N1  8_555  WATSON-CRICK
2  hydrog  T A  1   O4  1_555   A A   6   N6  8_555  WATSON-CRICK
3  hydrog  G A  2   N2  1_555   C A   5   O2  8_555  WATSON-CRICK
4  hydrog  G A  2   N1  1_555   C A   5   N3  8_555  WATSON-CRICK
5  hydrog  G A  2   O6  1_555   C A   5   N4  8_555  WATSON-CRICK
6  hydrog  G A  3   N2  1_555   C A   4   O2  8_555  WATSON-CRICK

loop_
_atom_site.id
_atom_site.label_atom_id                  
_atom_site.label_comp_id                  
_atom_site.label_asym_id                  
_atom_site.label_seq_id                   
_atom_site.label_entity_id
_atom_site.cartn_x                        
_atom_site.cartn_y                        
_atom_site.cartn_z                        
_atom_site.occupancy                      
_atom_site.B_iso_or_equiv                 
  1  O5*   T A   1   1   -18.744  20.195  22.722  1.00 36.68       
  2  C5*   T A   1   1   -18.262  20.915  23.867  1.00  4.63       
  3  C4*   T A   1   1   -16.837  20.481  24.110  1.00  5.29