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. 2023 Oct 19;28(20):7182. doi: 10.3390/molecules28207182

Table 3.

Interaction hotspots resulted from 50-ns molecular dynamics simulations of caffeic acid in the active site of MMP-9.

Interacting Residues Interaction Type Interaction Percentage
His226 Aromatic (Edge-to-face) 15.56%
Aromatic (Face-to-face) 73.85%
Hydrophobic 90.01%
H-bond (Donor) 1.79%
Pro246 Hydrophobic 0.79%