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. 2026 Jan 15;399(6):8867–8882. doi: 10.1007/s00210-025-04940-z

Table 2.

The binding energy values (kcal/mol) and the mode of interactions of compound 5b and the respective co-crystallized ligands with the active site of CDK4 and CDK6

Protein Compound 5b
Binding energy (Kcal/mol) Interactions Type of interaction Bond distance (A0)
CDK4  − 26.7

O……ALA: 16

N…….LYS: 35

Cl…….SER: 52

Benzene…….TYR: 17

Benzene……..TYR: 17

Benzene…….PHE: 93

Benzene…….ALA: 33

Benzene…….VAL: 20

Benzene…….ALA: 157

Benzene……LEU: 147

Pyrazole……VAL: 20

Pyrazole……ALA: 157

Conventional hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Carbon hydrogen bond

Pi-Pi T-shaped

Pi-Pi T-shaped

Pi-Pi T-shaped

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

2.73

2.48

2.96

5.07

5.53

5.6

4.31

5.14

4.72

4.99

4.66

3.91

CDK6  − 30.77

O………VAL: 101

H………VAL: 101

Benzene…..ASP: 104

Benzene…..ASP: 104

Cl……….PHE: 98

Benzene…PHE: 98

Conventional hydrogen bond

Carbon hydrogen bond

Pi-anion

Pi-anion

Pi-alkyl

Pi-Pi T-shaped

2.47

2.53

4.04

4.97

3.66

5.66

Co-crystallized ligand (Abemaciclib)
CDK4  − 36.3

Imidazole………..TYR: 17

Imidazole…………TYR: 17

N…………………….LYS: 35

F……………………..LYS: 35

NH………………….VAL: 96

N…………………….VAL:96

Pyrimidine……….VAL:96

H…………………….GLU:94

N……………………..HIS: 95

H……………………..ASP: 97

Benaene…………..PHE: 93

Benzene…………..PHE: 93

Pi-Pi Stacked

Pi-alkyl

Conventional hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Pi-alkyl

Carbon hydrogen bond

Carbon hydrogen bond

Carbon hydrogen bond

Pi-Pi T-shaped

Pi-alkyl

5.72

4.40

2.55

4.08

2.31

2.27

5.14

2.34

2.94

2.97

5.75

4.21

Co-crystallized ligand (ribociclib)
CDK6  − 34.12

N…………………..VAL: 101

NH………………..VAL: 101

Pyrimidine………ILE: 19

Pyridine………….ILE: 19

H……………………ASP: 104

N…………………….ASP: 104

H……………………ASP: 104

O……………………ASP: 163

H……………………ASP: 163

Pyrazole…………..VAL: 77

Methyl…………….LYS: 43

H…………………….LYS: 43

Conventional hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Pi-alkyl

Pi-alkyl

Carbon hydrogen bond

Attractive charge

Carbon hydrogen bond

Conventional hydrogen bond

Carbon hydrogen bond

Pi-alkyl

Alkyl

Alkyl

2.35

1.96

5.26

4.72

2.53

4.00

2.70

2.02

2.64

4.96

4.14

4.50