Table 2. Amino acid residues of AK which form important non-covalent interactions required for the conformational stability of the receptor and binding of inhibitors.
| S No | Non-covalent interactions | G-loop | DFG-loop | A-loop | αC-helix | Hinge |
| 1. | π-systems: | F144G-loop | F275DFG-loop | W277A-loop | Y246 | Y212Hinge |
| Aromatic residues | Y148G-loop | F144G-loop | F275DFG-loop | F165 | F144G-loop | |
| (Phe, Tyr, Trp) | F275DFG-loop | W277A-loop | Y246 | Y199 | Y197 | |
| Y246 | Y207 | Y246 | ||||
| F200 | ||||||
| 2. | Cationic-systems: | R195 | K162 | R255HRD | K166 αC-helix | R195 |
| Positively charged R-groups | R189 | R180HRD | R179 αC-helix | R189 | ||
| (Lys, Arg) | R205 | R137 | ||||
| R189 | ||||||
| 3. | Salt-bridge: | E211Hinge | - | E260 | E181αC-helix | E211Hinge |
| Anionic carboxylate (RCOO-) | E260 | |||||
| Negatively charged R-groups | ||||||
| (Asp, Glu) | ||||||
| Cationic ammonium (RNH3 +) | K143G-loop | R285A-loop | K162 | K145G-loop | ||
| of Lys and guanidinium | K141G-loop | K309 | R195 | K141G-loop | ||
| (RNHC(NH2)2 +) of Arg | K271 |