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. 2023 Oct 6;13(41):29004–29022. doi: 10.1039/d3ra04720b

Binding free energy (ΔGbind) and energetic components (kcal mol−1) of CAM-N and CAM-A inhibitors in complex with HBV capsid protein using MM/PBSA method.

Structural series CAM-N CAM-A
GLP-26 JNJ-6379 NVR 3-778 NVR 010-001E2 GLS-4
Pyrroles Pyrroles SBA HAP HAP
ΔEele −18.26 ± 0.08 −18.92 ± 0.36 −16.87 ± 0.16 −8.49 ± 0.43 −10.08 ± 1.03
ΔEvdW −57.78 ± 0.77 −55.68 ± 0.31 −52.91 ± 0.14 −59.84 ± 1.50 −61.39 ± 0.03
ΔE MM −76.05 ± 0.68 −74.60 ± 0.05 −69.78 ± 0.30 −68.33 ± 1.07 −71.47 ± 1.07
ΔGele,sol 26.56 ± 0.51 28.77 ± 0.19 26.31 ± 0.40 19.00 ± 0.01 20.64 ± 0.53
ΔGnonpolar,sol −6.37 ± 0.03 −6.46 ± 0.02 −6.51 ± 0.01 −6.92 ± 0.05 −7.02 ± 0.05
ΔG sol 20.18 ± 0.54 22.31 ± 0.17 19.80 ± 0.38 12.08 ± 0.05 13.62 ± 0.48
ΔGele,sol + ΔEele 8.29 ± 0.59 9.85 ± 0.41 9.44 ± 0.24 10.51 ± 0.44 10.56 ± 0.50
ΔGnonpolar,sol + ΔEvdW −64.16 ± 0.74 −62.14 ± 0.31 −59.42 ± 0.16 −66.76 ± 1.55 −68.41 ± 0.08
ΔG total −55.86 ± 0.15 −52.29 ± 0.13 −49.98 ± 0.08 −56.25 ± 1.11 −57.85 ± 0.59
TΔS 18.31 ± 0.14 18.54 ± 0.18 20.53 ± 0.21 21.72 ± 0.03 19.87 ± 0.30
ΔG bind −37.55 ± 0.01 −33.75 ± 0.04 −29.45 ± 0.09 −34.53 ± 0.76 −37.98 ± 0.21
pEC 50 8.52 (ref. 17) 7.22 (ref. 15) 6.40 (ref. 11) 7.95 (ref. 21) 7.82 (ref. 21)