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. 2021 Dec 14;11(12):1877. doi: 10.3390/biom11121877

Table 3.

Natural compounds against α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes discovered via in silico approaches, listing the docking package and scoring function used in the studies.

In Silico Modeling
Natural Compound Plant Family Binding Energy
(Kcal/mol)
PDB ID Hydrophobic & Hydrogen-Bond Interaction
Quercetin Euphorbiaceae −7.6 2ZJ3; Homo sapiens, AutoDock Vina [211], VMD Quantum Chemistry Visualization [228,244] Ser420, Lys675, Gln421, Thr375, Ser422
Quercitrin −9.0
Quercetin-3-O-galactoside −9.1
Cosmosiin −9.9
Kaempferol −7.6
2-(4 methyl-3-cyclohexene-1-yl)-2-propanol −5.4 Val677, Ala674, Thr375
Β-amyrine −9.0
Β-Sitosterol −7.8
Campesterol −8.2
Caryophyllene −7.1
Limonene −4.8
Phytol −5.2
Piperitenone −5.4
Safranal −5.5
Stigmasterol −8.5
Taraxerol −8.9
Euphorbol −8.3
24 methylene cycloartenol −7.9
1-O-Galloyl-beta-D-glucose −8.0
Corilagin −8.9 Ser420, Lys675, Gln421, Thr375, Ser422
Baicalein Bignoniaceae −6.98 3TOP; Homo sapiens, Schrodinger Maestro [116] Pro1327, Glu1284, Pro1405, Leu1401
Catechin −7.70 His1584, Asp1279, Asp1526, Arg1510, Asp1157
Luteolin −7.52
Quercetin −7.19
Quinoline Rubiaceae −8.6 3AJ7; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, MOE-docking 2010.11software [140] Phe177, Asp214, His279, Phe157
Benzothiazole Ericaceae −8.08 No mentioned for PDB code, 3D structure: α-glucosidase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, AutodockTools 1.5.6 package [161], PyMol 1.7.6 software (http://www.pymol.org/, accessed on 19 February 2020) Phe157, Phe310, Phe311
β-Sitosterol Dryopteridaceae −16.097 The three-dimensional structure for α-glucosidase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has not yet been solved, MOE-Dock (MOE 2010.11) software [165] Asp215, Asp352, Arg442, Gln182
β-Sitosterol3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside −7.756 Asn415
2, 3, 5, 7-trihydroxy-2-(p-tolyl) chorman-4-one −22.480 Arg315, Asp307, His280, Lys156, Ser240, Thr310, Tyr158
Quercetin-3-0-β-D-glucopyranoside (3/→0-3///)-β-D-Quercetin-3-0-β-D-galactopyranoside −12.931 Arg442, Tyr158
5, 7, 4/-Trihydroxyflavon-3-glucopyranoid −15.752 Asp242, Lys156, Pro312, Tyr158
2,6-diethylpiiperidine-3,4,5-triol Campanulaceae −6.1790 3A47; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, MOE-Dock module (v.2011.10), Model Scoring of GB/VI test, The force field AMBER99 [143] Lys155, Glu304, Arg312, Asn153
2-ethyl-6-methylpiperidine-3,4,5-triol −8.8493
6-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4-diol −6.9539
1,2,4-tri-O-gal-loyl-β-D-glucopyranose Geraniaceae −8.7 3AHX; Clostridium cellulovorans, The SCM model, SiteMap (Schrodinger Release 2018-1: SiteMap, Schrodinger, LLC, New York, NY, 2018) [163] Asp232, Ser235, Asn314, Glu426
Kaempferol-3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside −9.4 Asp214, Asn241, Val277
Kaempferol-3-O-α-arabinofuranoside −9.2 Asp68, Asp214, Thr215, Glu276, Asp408
Quercetin-3-O-β-glucuronopyranoside −9.8 Asp68, Asp214, Arg312, Asp349, Gln350
Quercetin-3-O-α-arabinofuranoside −5.4 Asp232, Asp429
Kuwanon L Moraceae −8.4412 3A4A; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Agilent Masshunter software Ver. B.04.00, The Molecular Operating Environment (MOE.2009.10) software [131] Asp 69, Asp215, Asp352, Asp307
Mulberrofuran G −8.4634
Sanggenon C −8.4291 Asp69, Asp352, Asp215, Glu277
Moracenin D −8.3188 Asp 69, Asp215, Asp352, Asp307
Mortatarin C −5.4358 No interaction
Sanggenon G −9.2855 Asp69, Asp352, Asp215, Glu277, Phe178
Sanggenon O −8.9427 Asp69, Asp352, Asp215, Glu277
Sanggenol A −7.7639 No interaction
Sanggenon W −8.4194 Asp 69, Asp215, Asp352, Asp307
5′-Geranyl-5,7,2′,4′-tetraphydroxy flavone −8.2431 No interaction
Nigrasin F −8.0232 Asp 69, Asp215, Asp352, Asp307
Sanggenol G −8.7875 Asp69, Asp352, Asp215, Glu277
Mortatarin B −5.9508 Asp 69, Asp215, Asp352, Asp307
4,6,8-Megastigmatrien-3-one Acanthaceae −7.47 3A4A; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 2PQR; Saccharomyces cerevisiae, AutoDock Tools, Biovia Discovery Studio (San Diego, CA, USA, USA), PyMOLTM 1.7.4.5 (Schrodinger, LLC, New York, NY, USA) [245] Asn259, Hid295
N-Isobutyl-2-nonen-6,8-diynamide −5.54 Lys156
1′,2′-bis(acetyloxy)-3′,4′-didehydro-2′-hydro-β,ψ-carotene −10.19 Arg335
22-acetate-3-hydroxy21(6-methyl-2,4-octadienoate)-olean-12-en-28-oic acid. −8.31 Gly209
Polyhydroxy pyrrolidines Rutaceeae −2.4 3CZJ; Escherichia coli, Pardock (http://scfbio-iitd.res.in/dock/paradock.jsp, accessed on 19 February 2020), Accelrys and AutoDock software (AutoDock v.4.2.6, San Diego, CA, USA) [246,247] No interaction
Tosyl −3.1 Asp229, Asp231