Table 5.
The binding scores and interactions of the examined three compounds, isolated from P. afra against COX-1 and COX-2.
| Compounds Name | COX-1 | COX-2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binding Affinity | Amino Acids | Types of Interaction | Binding Affinity | Amino Acids | Types of Interaction | |
| Stigmastan-3,5-diene | −8.2 | LEU A:99 LEU A:92 VAL A:116 VAL A:119 ILE A:89 TRP A:100 |
Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Pi Sigma |
−7.3 | VAL A:89 ALA A:111 ILE A:112 ILE A:92 LEU A:93 |
Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl |
| Androstenol | −8.1 | PRO A:153 CYS A:47 CYS A:41 GLN A:44 ARG A:469 LYS A:468 LEU A:152 |
Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl H bond Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl |
−9.1 | CYS A:36 CYS A:47 PRO A:153 ARG A:44 |
Alkyl Alkyl Alkyl Doner-doner |
| Phthalimide, N-acetonyl- | −8.1 | HIS A: 388 GLN A: 203 ALA A: 202 THR A: 206 |
Amide pi stacked Van der walls Pi alkyl Pi pi T shaped CH bond |
−8.2 | HIS A:388 ALA A:202 |
Pi Pi T shaped Pi alkyl |