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. 2020 Oct 27;25(21):4962. doi: 10.3390/molecules25214962

Table 4.

Molecular docking results are indicated with dock score for the flavonoids and phenolic acids against different serum proteins.

Ligand Name Dock Score Bond Formation Chain Interacting Amino Acids
Human C-Reactive Protein
Catechin 62.693 2(H-bond),1(Pi-sigma) Chain A ALA92, VAL94, ASP112
Epicatechin 60.268 3(H),1(Pi-alkyl), 1(carbon-H) Chain A PHE39, THR41, SER44, TYR49, TRP67, TYR73, THR90, VAL91, ALA92, VAL94, ASP112, VAL111
Ferulic acid 55.343 6(H),1(Pi-sigma),1(Pi-alkyl), 2(carbon-H) Chain A TYR49, TYR73, ALA92, VAL94, ASP112
Caffeic acid 53.062 2(H),1(Pi-alkyl),2(carbon-H) Chain A TYR73, VAL89, ALA92, VAL94, ASP112
Quercetin 58.609 6(H),2(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl),1(carbon-H) Chain A PHE39, THR41, SER44, TYR49, TRP67,
THR90, GLU88, VAL94, ASP112
Human Serum Albumin
Catechin 53.679 2(H),1(Pi-Pi),2(Pi-alkyl),3(carbon-H) Chain A ILE142,HIS146,PHE157,TYR161,ARG186,
GLY189
Epicatechin 53.033 2(H),2(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl),1(Pi-sigma) Chain A ILE142, HIS146, PHE149, TYR161, ARG186, GLY189, LEU115
Ferulic acid 39.165 1(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl) Chain A ILE142, PHE157
Caffeic acid 36.825 3(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl),1(Van der Waals) Chain A ILE142, PHE157, HIS146, GLY189, LYS190
Quercetin 51.170 2(H),1(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl),1(carbon-H), 1(Pi-sigma) Chain A ILE142, HIS146, PHE149, TYR161, ARG186, GLY189
Human glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3)
Epicatechin 103.364 2(H),1(Pi-Pi),3(Pi-alkyl) Chain A LEU46, TYR53, GLN86, ALA90
Ferulic acid 82.449 1(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl), 1(carbon-H) Chain A TYR53, ALA90, ASN131
Caffeic acid 83.956 1(Pi-Pi),1(Pi-alkyl), 1(carbon-H) Chain A TYR53, ALA90, ASN131
Quercetin 102.459 1(amide-Pi),2(Pi-alkyl), 1(Pi-lone), 1(Van der Waals) Chain A ALA90, ASN131, LEU46, PHE132, GLN133
Human Fibrinogen
Ferulic acid 95.517 2(H),1(Pi-amide),1(Pi-S), 1(carbon-H) Chain J (α), Chain I (β), chain L (γ) CYS19, PRO20, THR21, THR22, CYS45
Caffeic acid 95.095 3(H),1(Pi-amide),1(Pi-S), 1(carbon-H),1(Van der Waals) Chain J (α), Chain H (β), Chain L (γ) CYS19, THR22, CYS45, THR78, PRO77