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. 2021 Feb 8:1–14. doi: 10.1080/08927022.2021.1880576

Table 4.

Interactions of COVID-19 Spike Protein (PDB ID:6LZG) amino acid residues with ligands at receptor sites.

Ligands Binding affinity, ΔG (kcal/mol) Amino acids involved and Distance (A°)
Hydrogen binding interactions Hydrophobic interactions Electrostatic interactions
Luteolin-7-glucoside-3′-glucuronide −10.1 TYR A:196 (6.05), GLU A:564 (5.23), LYS A:562 (4.36), GLY A:395 (4.95), ASN A:397 (2.98), ARG A:514 (5.03), GLU A:398 (4.76) TYR A: 202 (6.27), GLY A:205 (5.85)
Melitric acid A −10 TYR A:196 (6.76), LYS A:562 (4.27), ASN A:210 (3.14, 4.84), GLU A:564 (5.97), SER A:511 (3.69), GLU A:398 (4.77, 5.23) LEU A:95 (5.34), VAL A:209 (4.10), PRO A:565 (4.29) ASP A:206 (5.09)
Quadranoside III −9.2 LEU A:391 (3.25, 5.17), ASN A:394 (3.73, 5.10) PHE A:40 (4.71), HIS A:401 (4.42)