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. 2020 Oct 22:1–25. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1835726

Table 5.

Interacting amino acid residues of spike glycoprotein of coronaviruses with the top-binding alkaloids from African plants.


Compound
Coronavirus Residues involved in hydrophobic interactions (bond distance, Å) Residues involved in hydrogen bonding (bond distance, Å)
Nafamostat SARS-Cov-2 THR286 (3.02) GLN218 (3.15) PHE220 (5.87) LYS300 (3.36) SER297 (2.33)
Cryptospirolepine VAL860 (5.12) LEU828 (4.12) THR732 (4.14) HIS1058 (5.01) PRO863 (4.11) PRO862 (3.80) ASP867 (2.90) ND
Isocryptolepine LYS417 (4.33) ARG403 (2.33) ILE418 (4.79) TYR453 (6.13) (2.33)
Nafamostat SARS-CoV PRO575 (4.00, 5.39) SER574 (5.00)
PHE558 (2.00) ASP560 (2.02) ASP554 (3.72)
ASP554 (2.51)
Cryptospirolepine TYR300 (2.02) LEU948 (4.88, 5.78) PHE837 (5.79, 4.52, 3.75) LYS836 (5.38) ARG982 (4.64) ND
10-Hydroxyusambarensine THR535 (5.15, 5.38) PRO575 SER574 (3.95, 3.69, 4.76) PHE578 (4.31) CYS576 VAL308 (5.33) THR535 (2.24) CYS576 (3.72)
Nafamostat MERS-CoV SER51 (3.48) HIS348 (5.43) HIS670 (4.12) ILE337 (5.37) PHE354 (3.89) LEU344 (5.12) ARG335 (5.07) SER51 (1.95) ASN342 (2.67) HIS670 (2.80) HIS348 (3.55)
10-Hydroxyusambarensine ASN342 (2.72) HIS348 (5.11, 4.88) HIS670 (5.19, 5.38) ILE337(5.03, 5,08, 5.15) LEU344 (5.36, 5,35) LYS668 (4.25) LYS668 (4.42, 5.23) PHE341(4.97) SER51 (3.36, 4.13) PHE354 (2.72)
Cryptospirolepine ILE337 (5.50) PHE354 (5.03) ASP49 (3.79) GLN78 (4.05)
SER51 (3.14)

ND = Not detected.