Table 2.

The binding energy of six phenolic components to target genes.

Components	Binding Energies (kcal/mol)
	IL-6	IL-1β	TNF-α
Ferulic acid	−5.1	−5.5	−6.5
Tiliroside	−6.4	−7.8	−9.7
Gallic acid	−5.8	−5.2	−6.5
Ellagic acid	−7	−6.7	−10
Kaempferol-3-o-rutoside	−7.3	−7.3	−8.5
Vanillic acid	−5.6	−4.9	−6.4