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. 2023 Jun 27;13(28):19119–19129. doi: 10.1039/d3ra01893h

Binding energies of NO and COX-2 inhibitors to the active cavities of iNOS (PDB code: 3E6T) and COX-2 (PDB code: 1CX2) and targeting residues of the binding site.

Compound Binding free energy (kcal mol−1) Residues
iNOS COX-2 iNOS COX-2
V4 −8.8 −10.0 Arg 375, Ala276, Ser256, Gln257 His226, Asp375, Gln374
V8 −8.7 −10.3 Glu488, Trp254, Asn348, Pro489, Tyr485 Cys47, His133, Pro154, Tyr136, Ala156, Pro153