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. 2021 Jul 12;4(2):102–119. doi: 10.1016/j.dcmed.2021.06.004

Table 4.

Details of the synthesized derivatives

Drug name or derivative code 6LU7
6VSB
Binding affinity (kcal/mol) Hydrogen bonds (n) Active aminoacid residues Binding affinity (kcal/mol) Hydrogen bonds (n) Active amino acid residues
Native ligand − 9 7 Leu141, Phe140, Glu166, Gln192, Pro168, Gln189, Met49, His41, Arg188, Met165, Asp187, His164, Leu27, Thr25, Thr26, Thr24
Approved drugs for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection Nelfinavir − 8 3 Leu27, Cys145, Asn142, Glu166, His164, His41, Tyr54, Asp187, Met165, Gln189, His163, His172, Phe140, Leu141, Ser144, Gly143, Thr26, Thr25 − 8.7 1 Gly-A:232, Arg-C:355, Phe-C:464
Lopinavir − 7.3 2 Pro168, Glu166, Asn142, Ser46, Thr25, Thr26, Leu27, Cys145, Met49, His164, Asp187, His41, Arg188, Tyr54, Met165, Gln189 − 8.5 0 Arg-B:995, Asp-C:994, Thr-B:998, Arg-A:995, Thr-A:998, Tyr-B:756, Thr-C:998
Ivermectin − 7.3 3 Asn85, Val186, Arg40, Asn53, Met82 − 9.1 4 Cys-C:379, Glu-A:988, Val-C:382, Pro-A:987, Val-A:991, Val-B:991, Lys-C:378
Approved drugs for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection Remdesivir − 7 8 Pro168, Leu167, Thr190, His172, Met165,Phe140, His163, Leu141, Ser144, His164, Cys145, Gly143, Met49, Asn142, Glu166, Gln189, Ala191 − 6.3 5 Asn-B:542, Thr-B:547, Asp-C:745, Leu-C:981, Thr-B:549, Lys-B:386, Leu-C:981
Favipiravir − 5.7 4 Gln127, Asp295, Phe08, Asn151, Phe112, Phe294, Thr292, Thr111, Gln110, Ile106 − 5.2 4 Asp-A:994, Phe-C:970, Arg-C:995, Thr-C:998, Gly-C:999
Novel pyrimidine-linked benzimidazole hybrids 2a − 6.6 1 Thr190, Met165, His41, Glu166, His164, Met49, Cys145, Thr26, Gly143, Leu27, Thr25, Ser144, Leu141, Gln189 − 7.2 3 Thr-B:998, Thr-A:998, Asp-B:994, Tyr-B:756
2b − 7.1 2 Pro168, Asn142, His41, Met49, Asp187, Arg188, Tyr54, Met165, Gln189, Cys145, Leu167 − 7.9 2 Asp-B:994, Thr-B:998
2c − 7.8 4 His163, Asn142, His164, His41, Met165, Asp187, Arg188, Val186, Gln192, Thr190, Pro168, Gln189, Cys145, Met49, Thr25, Thr26, Leu27, Gly143, Leu141, Ser144 − 8.5 3 Asn-B:978, Leu-B:977, Thr-A:547, Val-B:976, Leu-A:546
2d − 7.6 3 Thr25, Leu27, Thr26, Gly143, Leu141, Gln189, Thr190, Met165, Glu166, His164, Arg188, Asp187, Met49 − 8.4 3 Thr-C:998, Asp-B:994, Arg-A:995, Thr-B:998, Tyr-C:756
2e − 7.4 4 Tyr54, Asp187, Met49, His164, Asn142, Leu167, Pro168, Thr190, Gln192, Glu166, Gln189, Met165, Arg188, His41 − 8.8 1 Thr-C:998, Tyr-C:756, Thr-B:998, Arg-A:995, Asp-B:994, Arg-C:995, Arg-B:995
Novel pyrimidine-linked benzimidazole hybrids 2f − 8.1 1 His41, His164, Met165, Met49, Tyr54, Asp187, Arg188, Gln189, Thr190, Gln192, Leu167, Pro168, Leu141, Asn142, Cys145, Ser144, Gly143, Leu27 − 8.2 3 Thr-B:415, Gly-B:416, Gln-B:414, Pro-C:384, Glu-A:988, Asp-A:985, Thr-C:385
2g − 7.2 4 Cys145, His41, Met165, His164, Met49, Gln189, Glu166, Leu167, Pro168, Asn142, Leu141, Phe140, Arg188, Tyr54, His163, Asp187 − 8.3 4 Thr-A:998, Arg-A:995, Thr-C:998, Tyr-C:756, Thr-B:998, Thr-C:998
2h − 8.0 2 Met165, Cys145, Ser144, Met49 − 8.3 1 Tyr-B:756, Thr-C:998, Thr-B:998. Tyr-C:756