Contact number

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Contact number (CN) is a simple solvent exposure measure that measures residue burial in proteins. The definition of CN varies between authors, but is generally defined as the number of either Cβ or Cα atoms with in a sphere around the Cβ or Cα atom of the residue. The radius of the sphere is typically chosen to be between 8 and 14Å.