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. 2020 May 18:1–13. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1764868

Table 3:

Interacting amino acid residues of 3CLpro of coronaviruses with the top binding alkaloids and terpenoids from African plants.


Bioactive compound
Coronavirus Interacted residues Protein atom involved in H-bonding (BOND DISTANCE)
Ritonavir SARS-Cov-2 GLU166 GLY143 MET49 MET165 PRO168 GLY143 (2.97) GLU166 (2.97)
Lopinavir GLN110 ASP153 SER158 ILE106 VAL104 PHE294 VAL297 PRO293 VAL202 ILE249 GLN110 (2.11) ASP153 (2.80) SER158(3.09)
10 -Hydroxyusambarensine GLN189 TYR54 MET49 MET165 HIS163 CYS145 GLU166 PRO168 GLN189 (2.97)
Cryptoquindoline CYS148 MET49 MET165  
6-Oxoisoiguesterin GLN189 MET49 MET165 HIS41 CYS145 GLN189 (2.75)
22-Hydroxyhopan-3-one LYS137 LEU275 LEU287 LEU286 TYR239 LYS137 (3.16)
10-Hydroxyusambarensine SARS-CoV PHE294 LEU202 PRO293 VAL104 ASP153  
Cryptospirolepine MET49 GLU47 CYS145  
6-Oxoisoiguesterin THR292 THR111 PRO252 PRO293 ILE294 PHE294 VAL297 THR292 (3.30) THR111 (2.01)
20-Epi-isoiguesterinol THR24 THR25 ALA46 CYS145 HIS41 MET165 THR24 (2.97) THR25(2.92)
Cryptospirolepine MERS-CoV ASP294 SER114 ALA113 THR154 ASP295 MET298 ASP294
Cryptoquindoline ASP294 ASP295 MET298SER114 ALA113 THR154  
Isoiguesterin ASP294 THR292 ALA113 PRO293 LYS110HIS135 VAL246 PRO111 CYS203 ILE205 ASP294 (2.35)THR292 (3.08)
20-Epibryonolic acid ASP294 CYS203 SER250 PRO293 ILE205VAL246 ASP294 (2.94) CYS203 (2.56) SER250 (2.99)