Table 2.

Ligand–receptor interaction study.

Interaction Study	Kojic Acid	Compound 17e	Compound 17f
Docking score (kcal/mol)	−5.25	−6.75	−6.29
Ligand–receptor interaction	VAL-283,ALA-286, GLY-281, HIS-61, HIS-263, HIS-85, and MET-280	GLY-281, HIS-263, HIS-259, VAL-283, HIS-85, PHE-264, and VAL-248	VAL-268, LEU-275, VAL-283, HIS-85, HIS-259, HIS-263, GLY-281, and ARG-268
Interaction types	π–π stacked, hydrogen bonding, and π–alkyl	C-H bond, alkyl, π–π T-shaped, and alkyl–π	Carbon–hydrogen bond, alkyl, π–alkyl, and π–donor hydrogen bond