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. 2022 Aug 10;9:866719. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.866719

TABLE 2.

Molecular interactions of porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase, human pancreatic alpha-amylase, and human salivary alpha-amylase with acarbose and the pregnane compounds (P1–P4) derived from G. latifolium.

Enzymes Active site docking Blind docking
Compounds Hydrogen bond interactions Hydrophobic interaction Hydrogen bond interaction Hydrophobic interaction
No Residues No Residues No Residues No Residues
Acarbose PPA 4 Asp300 (3) and Gly306 3 Lys200, Ile235, and Tyr151 3 Arg252, Lys278, and Glu404 1 Pro332
P1 3 His 299 and Asp 300 (2) 10 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Leu165, Trp58, Tyr62 (3), and His201 6 His 299, Gly306, Asp300(2), and Glu233 (2) 8 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Leu165, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), and His201
P2 1 His299 7 Val163(2), Leu162 (2), Lys200, His201, and His299 6 Arg252, Trp280, Gly334, His331, Asn279, and Trp280 4 Pro332 (2), Pro405, and Phe335
P3 1 His299 4 Leu162, Ile235, and Tyr62 8 Arg252, Ser289, Pro332, Gly334, His331 (2), Asn279, and Trp280 3 Pro4 and Phe335 (2)
P4 5 Asp300 (3) and Glu240 (2) 9 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Ala307, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), and His201 5 Lys200, Glu240, Glu233 (2), and Asp300 8 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Ala307, Leu237, Tyr62, and His201
Acarbose HPA 8 Lys200, His305 (2), Asp300 (3), and Glu233 (2) 2 Trp58 and Trp59 6 Glu233 (3), Asp300, His305, and Gly306 2 Trp58 and Trp59
P1 3 Glu233 (2) and Asp300 8 Leu162 (2), Leu165 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Leu162, and His201 4 Asp197, Glu233, Ala198, and Gln63 10 Leu162 (3), Leu165 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Trp59, His201, and Gln63
P2 3 Asp197, Thr163, and Tyr151 10 Tyr151 (3), Ile235 (2), Trp58 (2), Trp59, His299, and His305 4 Asp300, Thr163, and Glu240 9 Tyr151, Trp59 (4), Leu162, Tyr62, His201, and His305
P3 3 Thr163 and Asp300 (2) 11 Leu162, (2), Ile235 (2), Trp58, Trp59 (2), Tyr62, Tyr151, and His201 3 Thr163, Glu240, and Gly239 15 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235 (2), Trp58, Ala307, Leu237 (2), Tyr62 (2), and His201 (2)
P4 6 Glu233, Glu240 (2), Asp300 His305, and Gly306 10 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), Tyr151 (2), and His201 5 Thr163, Asp300 (2), His305, and Gly306 6 Leu162, Ile235, Leu162, Leu237, Tyr62, and Tyr151
Acarbose HSA 3 Asp300, Gly306, and Lys200 3 Trp58, Trp59, and His305 5 Asp300 (2), Arg195, and Lys352 (2) 1 Trp59
P1 2 Glu233 and Asp300 7 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Leu165, Tyr62, and His201 (2) 3 Asp300 (3) 10 Leu162 (2), Leu165, Ala198, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), His101, and His201
P2 3 Glu233 and Asp300 (2) 9 Trp59 (2), Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ala307, Tyr62, and His201 (2) 5 Asp300, Ser163, His305, and Leu237 7 Tyr151, Trp59 (3), Leu162 (2), and His305
P3 3 Asp300 (2) and Glu240 12 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ala307, Ile235, Leu237, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), His101, and His201 (2) 5 Glu233, Asp300 (2), Glu240, and Lys200 11 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ala307, Ile235, Trp58, Tyr62 (2), His101, and His201 (2)
P4 4 Asp300 (3) and Glu240 10 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235 (2), Trp68, Tyr62 (2), His101, and His201 3 Asp300 (2) and Glu240 10 Leu162 (2), Ala198, Ile235 (2), Trp58, Tyr62 (2), His101, and His 201

NB: P1, marsectohexol; P2, 3-O-[6-deoxy-3-O-methyl-β-D-allopyranosyl-(1→14)-β-D-oleandropyranosyl]-11,12-di-O-tigloyl-17β-marsdenin; P3, 3-O-[6-deoxy-3-O-methyl-β-D-allopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-oleandropyranosyl]-17β-marsdenin; P4, 3-O-[6-deoxy-3-O-methyl-β-D-allopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-canaropyranosyl]-17β-marsdenin. Amino acid residues in bold font are members of the catalytic triad. Figures in parenthesis indicate multiple bonds exhibited by the residues. Amino acids in bold fonts are the catalytic residues.