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. 2021 Nov 30;9(12):2481. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9122481

Table 3.

Plant compounds thar are screened against SARS-CoV-2 proteases.

Compound Type Binding Energy (kcal/mol) Ref.
Plant Compounds Screened Against 3CLpro-CoV2
10-hydroxyusambarensine Indole alkaloid −10.0 [118]
Cryptoquindoline Cryptolepine −9.7
Cryptospirolepine Cryptolepine −9.1
Chrysopentamine Indole alkaloid −8.6
Isocryptolepine Cryptolepine −8.5
Strychnopentamine Indole akaloid −8.2
Isostrychnopentamine Indole akaloid −8.1
Normelicopicine Acridone −8.1
Jozipeltine A Naphthoisoquinoline −8.0
5′-O-demethyl-dioncophylline A Naphthoisoquinoline −8.0
Dioncophylline C Naphthoisoquinoline −7.9
Dioncopeltine A Naphthoisoquinolines −7.8
Liriodenine Indole alkaloid −7.6
5,6-dihydronitidine Furoquinoline −7.6
Hydroxycryptolepine Cryptolepine −7.6
Cryptoheptine Cryptolepine −7.6
Annonidine F Indole alkaloid −7.5
Ancistrotanzanine C Naphthoisoquinoline −7.5
Fagaronine Indole alkaloid −7.4
Alstonine Indole alkaloid −7.4
Curcumin Curcuminoid −6.04 [119]
Bisdemethoxycurcumin Curcuminoid −7.3
Demethoxycurcumin Curcuminoid −7.02
Scutellarin Flavanoid −7.13
Quercetin Flavanoid −6.58
Myricetin Flavanoid −6.15
Bergapten 5-methoxypsoralen 5.98
Isoflavone Flavanoid 5.69
Spicatolignan Lignan −6.7403 [120]
Vanillic acid Benzenoid −4.8624
Ferulic acid Hydroxycinnamic acid −5.3292
Pinoresinol Furanoid ligan −6.463
Sesamolin Lignan −6.829
Sesamin Lignan −6.7157
Hydroxymatairesinol Lignan −7.4674
Saikosaponin D Saikosaponin −8.9 [121]
Saikosaponin E Saikosaponin −8.9
Myricetin Flavanoid −8.9
Theaflavin Catechin −8.6
Glycyrrhizin Triterpenoid saponin −8.7
Plant compounds screened against PLpro-CoV2
Hydroxymatairesinol Lignan −7.2085 [120]
Spicatolignan Lignan −6.6183
Vanillic acid Benzenoid −4.6805
Ferulic acid Hydroxycinnamic acid −4.8177
Pinoresinol Furanoid ligan −6.5131
Sesamolin Lignan −6.454
Sesamin Lignan −6.5524
Amentoflavone Biflavonoid −9.2 [121]
Glycyrrhizin Triterpenoid saponin −9.6
Theaflavin Biflavonoid −9.1
Chrysin-7-O-glucuronide Flavonoid −8.8
Isoquercitrin Flavonoid-3-O-glycoside −8.5