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. 2021 Nov 15;123(2):417–430. doi: 10.1002/jcb.30181

Table 4.

Binding free energy decomposition for spike–ACE2 complexes

Complex VdW energy ES energy PS energy SASA energy Binding energy
Native −283.415 −2353.393 533.526 −37.414 −2140.696
Mutant −313.698 −2487.918 593.290 −39.733 −2248.058

Abbreviations: ACE2, angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2; ES, electrostatic energy; PS, polar solvation energy; SASA, solvent accessible surface area; VdW, Vander walls energy.