Table 3.

Binding energy and interactions of potential three NSAIDs on MAPK8 (PDB ID:4YR8).

Protein	Ligand	PubChem ID	Symbol	Binding energy (kcal/mol)	Hydrogen bond interactions	Hydrophobic interactions
					Amino acid residue	Amino acid residue
4YR8	6MNA	32,176	M1	− 7.1	Lys-218	Pro-221, Gly-199
						Pro-254, Phe215
						Cys-216, Gln-253
						Pro-210, Lys-218
						Glu-217, Lys-225
	Mefenamic acid	4044	M2	− 6.4	Glu-217	Trp-222, Val-211
						Arg-208, Cys-216
						Asn-193, Lys-218
						Pro-211
	Etodolac	3308	M3	− 6.3	n/a	Tyr-202, Lys-203
						Met-200, Gly-201
						Pro-221, Lys-218
						Lys-251, Ser-307
						Ala-306