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. 2015 Mar 22;3:4. doi: 10.1186/s40203-015-0008-z

Table 6.

MolDock molecular docking energies (kJ/mol) for flavonoids with human estrogen receptors α and β

Compound Plant Source ERα ERβ
acacetin Ginkgo biloba −83.6 −96.0
Turnera aphrodisiaca
Turnera diffusa
amentoflavone Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
apigenin Ginkgo biloba −88.6 −97.3
Silybum marianum
Turnera aphrodisiaca
Turnera diffusa
Vitex agnus-castus
bilobetin Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
6"-caffeoylisoorientin Vitex agnus-castus no dock no dock
6"-caffeoylisoorientin(4"-methylether) Vitex agnus-castus no dock no dock
8-(5-carboxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4"-methoxyflavone Ginkgo biloba −50.1 −78.2
casticin Centella asiatica −15.6 −106.4
Vitex agnus-castus
castillicetin Centella asiatica −59.1 −89.5
castilliferol Centella asiatica −48.5 −85.2
chrysin Ginkgo biloba −81.6 −88.2
chrysoeriol Silybum marianum −94.6 −102.6
cisilandrin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
2"-O-p-coumaroylorientin Trigonella foenum-gracum no dock no dock
2"-O-p-coumaroylvitexin Trigonella foenum-gracum no dock no dock
cyanidin Ginkgo biloba −89.1 −101.9
Trifolium pratense
2,3-dehydrosilybin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
2,3-dehydrosilychristin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
delphinidin Trifolium pratense −91.6 −102.3
5-O-demethyltangeretin Vitex agnus-castus −61.5 −101.1
6,8-digalactosylapigenin Trigonella foenum-gracum no dock no dock
diosmetin Turnera aphrodisiaca −87.8 −102.0
Turnera diffusa
epigallocatechin Ginkgo biloba −88.1 −80.5
eriodictyol Silybum marianum −89.1 −101.3
folerogenin Glycyrrhiza glabra −78.2 −71.4
8-galactopyranosyl-6-quinovopyranosylapigenin Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
8-galactopyranosyl-6-xylopyranosylapigenin Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
garbanzol Trifolium pratense −84.7 −83.6
ginkgetin Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
glabranin Glycyrrhiza glabra −90.3 −94.3
glabrol Glycyrrhiza glabra −96.1 −97.4
gonzalitosin Turnera aphrodisiaca −71.7 −106.3
Turnera diffusa
gossypetin Rhodiola rosea −98.6 −105.7
(2R,3S,4S)-3,3′,4,4′,5,5′,7-heptahydroxyflavan Ginkgo biloba −89.9 −82.8
herbacetin Rhodiola rosea −94.6 −102.1
3-hydroxyglabrol Glycyrrhiza glabra −68.9 −101.5
isocisilandrin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isoginkgetin Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
isolicoflavonol Glycyrrhiza glabra −97.0 −102.0
isoorientin Tribulus terrestris no dock no dock
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Vitex agnus-castus
isorhamnetin Trifolium pratense −95.2 −103.4
isoschaftoside Glycyrrhiza glabra no dock no dock
isosilandrin A Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilandrin B Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilybin A Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilybin B Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilybin C Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilybin D Silybum marianum no dock no dock
isosilychristin Silybum marianum no dock −69.6
isoviolanthin Glycyrrhiza glabra −44.1 no dock
isovitexin Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock −6.7
Vitex agnus-castus
isoxanthohumol Humulus lupulus −102.5 −99.6
kaempferol Ginkgo biloba −90.1 −98.8
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Silybum marianum
Tribulus terrestris
Trifolium pretense
Trigonella foenum-graecum
kumatakenin Glycyrrhiza glabra −88.3 −101.2
laricitrin Turnera aphrodisiaca −90.4 −107.3
Turnera diffusa
licoagrodin Glycyrrhiza glabra no dock no dock
licoflavanone Glycyrrhiza glabra −95.2 −102.2
liquiritigenin Glycyrrhiza glabra −84.9 −97.1
luteolin Trigonella foenum-graecum −92.0 −103.5
Vitex agnus-castus
luteolin-8-propenoic acid Turnera aphrodisiaca −113.1 −123.1
Turnera diffusa
malvidin Trifolium pratense −86.0 −99.9
5′-methoxybilobetin Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
myricetin Trifolium pratense −90.7 −106.2
naringenin Glycyrrhiza glabra −86.3 −95.4
Silybum marianum
neocorymboside Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
neosilyhermin A Silybum marianum −42.8 −44.5
neosilyhermin B Silybum marianum no dock −67.6
norwogonin Glycyrrhiza glabra −83.7 −91.9
orientin Trigonella foenum-graecum −83.7 −79.2
Turnera aphrodisiaca
Turnera diffusa
Vitex agnus-castus
orientin-3"-ketone Turnera aphrodisiaca −83.8 −74.3
Turnera diffusa
pectolinarigenin Trifolium pratense −84.8 −99.7
peonidin Ginkgo biloba −94.0 −100.5
Trifolium pratense
pinocembrin Glycyrrhiza glabra −81.4 −88.1
Turnera aphrodisiaca
Turnera diffusa
6-prenyleriodictyol Glycyrrhiza glabra −82.1 −91.2
8-prenyleriodictyol Glycyrrhiza uralensis −102.9 −87.7
6-prenylnaringenin Glycyrrhiza glabra −62.8 −91.7
8-prenylnaringenin Humulus lupulus −99.2 −102.8
6-prenylpinocembrin Glycyrrhiza glabra −49.1 −89.1
quercetin Ginkgo biloba −94.5 −106.0
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Sambucus nigra
Silybum marianum
Tribulus terrestris
Trigonella foenum-graecum
rhodiolin Rhodiola rosea no dock no dock
santin Vitex agnus-castus −31.3 −107.9
sciadopitysin Ginkgo biloba no dock no dock
shinflavanone Glycyrrhiza glabra −63.1 −77.4
sigmoidin B Glycyrrhiza uralensis −35.5 −92.7
silandrin A Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silandrin B Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silyamandin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silybin A Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silybin B Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silychristin Silybum marianum no dock no dock
silychristin B Silybum marianum −69.2 no dock
silydianin Silybum marianum no dock −73.5
silyhermin Silybum marianum no dock 72.2
silymonin Silybum marianum no dock −69.2
syringetin Turnera aphrodisiaca −80.5 −95.1
Turnera diffusa
taxifolin Silybum marianum −89.4 −104.6
3,4′,5,8-tetrahydroxyflavone Trifolium pratense −92.0 −103.1
tricetin Ginkgo biloba −86.2 −106.2
trigraecum Trigonella foenum-graecum −82.7 −94.4
vicenin 1 Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
vicenin 2 Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
vicenin 3 Trigonella foenum-graecum no dock no dock
vitexin Glycyrrhiza glabra −83.7 −88.5
Vitex agnus-castus