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. 2023 Feb 14;13:1061937. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1061937

Table 3.

Summary of NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors recent development applying in silico method.

Compound name Method Docking score (kcal/mol) Closed-contact residues Ref.
1 Nimbin -Triterpenoids
(From Azadirachta
indica (neem))
i. Protein PDB ID: 2VBC
ii.Ligands: Natural product compounds
iii.Molecular docking program: MTiAutoDock
–5.56 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Asn152, Val36, Arg73, Pro132, Gly133, Gly153, Val154 (Dwivedi et al., 2016)
2 Desacetylnimbin -Triterpenoids
(From Azadirachta
indica (neem))
–5.24 Arg54, Gly133, Asn152, Val36, Trp50, His51, Val72, Arg73, Asp75, Pro132, Ser135
3 Desacetylsalannin - Triterpenoids
(From Azadirachta
indica (neem))
–3.43 Trp50, His51, His54, Val72, Arg73, Asp75, Asn152
4 ZINC ID: 75163069 i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Synthesized compounds from ZINC database
iii. Pharmacophore modelling and Molecular docking program: Molecular Operating Environment (MOE)
-19.98 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Gly153, Gly151, Pro132, Val154, Leu128 (Qamar et al., 2016)
5 ZINC ID: 59170698 -18.26 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Lyc73, Gly153, Pro132, Arg54
6 ZINC ID: 06395655 -20.08 His51, Asp75, Gly153, Gly151, Pro132, Tyr161
7 ZINC ID: 32933073 -22.34 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Pro132, Gly153, Ile36
8 ZINC ID: 13728171 -10.22 His51, Asp75, Tyr161, Gly153, Pro132, Ile36, Leu128, Gly151
9 ZINC ID: 65395833 -19.89 His51, Asp75, Gly151, Leu128, Gly153
10 Baicalein (flavonoid) i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Synthesized compounds
iii. Pharmacophore modeling and Molecular docking program: AutoDock Vina 1.5.6, Discovery Studio 2.5
-7.5 Lys74, Leu76, Asn152, Trp83, Leu149,
Gly148, Glu88, Asn152, Leu149, Trp83
(Hassandarvish et al., 2016)
11 Baicalin (flavonoid) -8.0 Gly148, Leu149, Trp83, Leu76, Asn152, Trp86, Leu128, Tyr161, Arg54, Gly153, Tyr161, His51, Tyr150
12 Meclofenamic acid
(Compound 4)
i. Protein: 3D homology model of NS2B-NS3 protease of DENV-2, namely DH-1 retrieved from Heh et al. (2013).
ii. Ligands: Synthesized compound from PubChem
iii. Molecular docking program: AutoDock
-3.64 His51, Gly151, Val155, Tyr161, Phe130, Ser131, Pro132, Thr134, Ser135, Tyr150, Asn152, Gly153, Val154 (Othman et al., 2017)
13 Rolitetracycline
(Compound 5)
-3.21 Gly153, Phe130, Gly151, Tyr161, Asn152, His51, Asp129, Thr134, Ser135, Tyr150, Val154, Pro132, Val155
14 Uncinanone B
(Plant flavonoid; C20H18O6)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Natural product compounds from MAPS database Pubchem Zinc database, ChEBI, MPD3 and ChEMBL
-12.156 His51, Pro132, Asp75, Gly153, Leu128, Ser135 (Qamar et al., 2017)
15 5- hydroxybowdichione
(Plant flavonoid; C16H10O7)
-12.110 His51, Tyr150, Asp75, Gly153, Ser135, Pro132, Leu128
16 Prunetin
(Plant flavonoid; C16H12O5)
-11.369 His51, Tyr150, Asp75, Gly153, Leu128, Pro132
17 5,7,3’,4’- tetrahydroxyisoflavone
(Plant flavonoid; C21H20O11)
-10.534 His51, Pro132, Gly153, Leu128, Ser135, Asp75
18 Alpinumisoflavone
(Plant flavonoid; C20H16O5)
-10.449 His51, Gly153, Asp75, Pro132, Leu128
19 Glicoisoflavanone
(Plant flavonoid; C20H18O6)
-10.015 His51, Asp75, Pro132, Leu128, Gly153
20 Fumaritine N-oxide
(Fumaria indica)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Natural product compounds from PubChem
iii. Molecular docking program: AutoDock Vina
-9.2 His51, Arg54, Val72, Asp75, Asn152 (Rasool et al., 2018)
21 Osajin
(Erythrina variegate)
-9.7 Leu128, Phe130, Pro132, Tyr150, Gly151, Gly153
22 SigmodinA -9.0 His51, Leu128, Pro132
23 SigmodinB -9.4 His51, Asp75, Leu128, Pro132, Val154
24 SigmodinC -9.4 His51, Asp75, Leu128, Pro132, Ser135, Gly153
25 SKYa 4-Thiazolidinone coumarin derivatives i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Synthesized compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: Receptor Grid Generation™
-2.754 His51, Asp75, Tyr150, Gly151, Asn152, Gly153, Ser135, Pro132, Ser131, Phe130, Leu128 (Yusufzai et al., 2018a)
26 SKYb 4-Thiazolidinone coumarin derivatives -2.960 Asp75, Val154, Gly153, Asn152, Gly151, Tyr150, His51, Leu128, Phe130, Ser131, Pro132, Ser135
27 SKYc 4-Thiazolidinone coumarin derivatives -3.905 His51, Gly153, Gly151, Tyr150, Leu128, Phe130, Ser131, Pro132, Ser135
28 Quercetin 3-O-(2′′,3′′-digalloyl)-β-D-galactopyranoside
(Euphorbia lunulata)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Natural product compounds from Chebi database
iii. Molecular docking program: Molecular Operating Environment (MOE)
-26.101 Gly87, Val146, Asn167 (Sarwar et al., 2018)
29 Quercetin 3-O-α- (6′′’-caffeoylglucosyl-β-1,2-rhamnoside)
(Sedum sarmentosum)
-24.987 Lys74, Ile165
30 Schaftoside
(Passiflora tripartita)
-23.399 Trp83
31 Myricetin
(Myrica rubra)
-21.987 Trp83, Gly87, Val146
32 Quercetin 3-sulfate
(Anethum graveolens)
-20.989 Lys74
33 Eriocitrin
(Citrus lumia, Cyclopia subternata)
-20.693 Lys74
34 Catiguanin B
(Trichilia catigua)
-20.414 Lys74, Trp83
35 4′,5,7-trihydroxy-3-methoxyflavone-7-O- α-L-arabinofuranosyl(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranoside
(Lepisorus contortus)
-20.378 Asn67, Val47, Trp89
36 Wogonin 7-O-β-D-glucuronide
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
-20.102 Gly87, Trp83
37 Silychristin
(Silybum marianum)
-20.085 Lys74, Trp83
38 (E)-7-Hydroxy-3-(1-(2-(4-p-tolylthiazol-2-yl)hydrazono) ethyl)-2H-chrom-en-2-one
(Compound 7c)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii. Ligands: Synthesized compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: Receptor Grid GenerationTM
-5.141 Ser131, Pro132, Ser135, Gly151, Gly153, Asp75, Val72, Trp50, His51, Tyr161, Leu128, Tyr150 (Yusufzai et al., 2018b)
39 (E)-7-Methoxy-3-(1-(2-(4-phenylthiazol-2-yl)hydrazono) ethyl)-2H-chromen-2-one (7l)
(Compound 7l)
-3.894 Gly153, Asp75, Val154, Leu154, Leu128, Phe130, Tyr150, Ser131, Pro132, Ser135, Gly151, Val72, Lys73
40 Indanone derivatives
(Compound 3g)
i. Protein: Homologous crystal structure by Wichapong et al. (2010)
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: AutoDock 4.2
–7.3 Gly82, His51, Tyr161 (Nesfu et al., 2019)
41 Indanone derivatives
(Compound 3h)
–7.3 Asn154, His51, Tyr161
42 Ganodermanotriol
(Triterpenoids of Ganoderma lucidum)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Natural product compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: Schrodinger
−6.291 Lys73, Thr120, Asn167, Trp50, Val72, Ile123, Val154, Val155, Ala164, His51, Thr118, Asn119, Asn152, Gly153, Lys74, Asp75 (Bharadwaj et al., 2019)
43 Canthin-6-one 9-O-beta-glucopyranoside i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Natural product compounds from MPD3 database, MAPS database, Pubchem and Zinc database
iii. Molecular docking program: MOE
−15.17 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Gly151, Gly153, Asn152, Leu128, Tyr150 (ul Qamar et al., 2019)
44 Kushenol W -14.55 His51, Ser135, Gly151, Gly153, Asp75, Tyr161, Leu128, Asn152, Pro132, Phe130
45 Kushenol K −16.39 His51, Ser135, Pro132, Tyr150, Asp75, Gly153, Leu128, Gly151, Asn152, Phe130
46 (3E,5E)-3,5-bis(4-methoxybenzylidene)-1-(phenylsulfonyl) piperidin-4-one
(Compound 2)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: AutuDock
-61.01 Gly51, Arg54, Pro132, His51, Asp75 and Ser135 (Ikhtiarudin, 2019)
47 Orientin
(Phytoconstituents of Cynodon dactylon)
i. Protein PDB ID: 3U1I
ii: Ligand: Natiral product compounds from PubChem
iii. Molecular docking program: FlexX Lead IT 2.3.
-21.9439 Asn B:152, Tyr B:16, Gly B:151,
Gly B:153, Phe B:130, Lys B:131,
Arg B:54, His B:51
(Chandani et al., 2019)
48 Triglochinin
(Phytoconstituents of Cynodon dactylon)
-29.0361 Gly B:153, Gly B:133, Gly B:151
49 Apigenin
(Phytoconstituents of Cynodon dactylon)
-26.2859 His B: 51, Phe B:130, Tyr B:150, Ser B:135
50 Luteolin
(Phytoconstituents of Cynodon dactylon)
-29.4214 Lys B:131, Tyr B:150, Gly B:153
51 Fluorinated pyrazoline analogue
(Compound 1)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compound
iii. Molecular docking program: MOE
−59.98 His51, Arg74 Asp75 His51, Arg (Zamri et al., 2019)
52 Coumarin derivatives
(Compound Vb)
i. Protein PDB ID: (ND)
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compound
iii. Molecular docking program: iGEMDOCK
-104.22 Gly151, Tyr150 (Tataringa et al., 2019)
53 Luteolin
(Phytochemical of Carica papaya)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Natural product compound
iii. Molecular docking program: PyRx software (Version 0.8)
-7.7 Asp75, Gly153, Ser131, Leu128, Phe130, Tyr150 (Ghosh and Talukdar, 2019)
54 Epigallocatchin
(Carica papaya bioactive compound)
i. Protein PDB ID: (ND)
ii: Ligand: Natural product compounds
iii. Molecular docking program: MOE
−13.2911 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Val72, Lys73, Tyr135, Gly151 (Farooq et al., 2020)
55 Catechin
(Carica papaya bioactive compound)
−9.0122 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Val72, Lys73, Tyr135, Gly151
56 Protocatechuric acid
(Carica papaya bioactive compound)
-7.5592 His51, Asp75, Ser135, Val72, Lys73, Tyr135, Gly151
57 C25H21N5O3
(Compound A1)
i. Protein PDB ID: 2FOM
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compounds from Asinex database
iii. Molecular docking program: AutoDock Vina
-10.86 Thr120, Asn152, Asn167, Val72, Leu76, Ile123, Leu76 (Bhowmick et al., 2020)
58 C21H19FN6O2
(Compound A2)
-11.07 Asn167, Asn152, Lys73, Leu76, Al164
59 C23H20N6O2
(Compound A3)
-10.97 Lys73, Asn152, Asn167, Lys74, Leu76, Ile123, Ala164
60 C21H19FN4O4
(Compound A4)
-10.71 Lys73, Gly153, Asn167 Lys74, Leu76
61 C28H35N5O4
(Compound A5)
-10.33 Thr120, Asn152, Gly153
62 CAA15 i. Protein PDB ID: Model - homologous crystal structure of DENV-2 NS2B/NS3pro
ii: Ligand: Synthesized compounds from Asinex database
iii. Molecular docking program: AutoDock 4.2
-7.22 Ile36, His51, Al52, Asp29, Phe130, Pro132, Tyr161 (Puc et al., 2021)
63 CAA16 -7.03 Ile36, His51, Val52, Asp29, Phe130, Pro132, Tyr161
64 CAA17 -7.07 Val52, Arg54, Asp29, Phe130, Pro132, Tyr161