Research Article

In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis of Natural Pyridoacridines as Anticancer Agents

Table 1

Hydrogen bonding interactions and interacting amino acid residues of studied macromolecules with selected PCNPs and KIs ligands.

Cancer macromolecules
PCNPsCDK-6CDK-2
Interacting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistanceInteracting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistance

MeridineVal101021.884; 1.804Leu83022.427; 1.928
AmphimedineVal101012.165H2O molecule012.044
NeoamphimedineVal101012.19600
DeoxyamphimedineVal101012.363H2O molecule012.036
Varamine ALys43012.31900
PalbociclibVal101022.48; 2.32n.dn.dn.d
SU9516n.dn.dn.dLeu83; Glu81021.82; 2.28

PCNPsVEGFR-2IGF-1R kinase
Interacting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistanceInteracting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistance

Meridine00Met1052012.285
Amphimedine00
Neoamphimedine00H2O molecule012.231
Deoxyamphimedine0000
Varamine A00Gln977011.915
AG87900n.dn.dn.d
OSI906n.dn.dn.dLeu975012.01

PCNPsG-QuadruplexBcl-2
Interacting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistanceInteracting residuesNumber of H-bondsDistance

MeridineH2O molecule011.90500
Amphimedine0000
Neoamphimedine0000
Deoxyamphimedine0000
Varamine AH2O molecule011.698Arg143; Arg143; Glu133032.440; 2.097; 2.101
Pyridostatin hydrochlorideDG1011; DG1009; DT1007032.11; 1.95; 2.35n.dn.dn.d
HA14n.dn.dn.dAsp108; Arg143022.48; 1.97

” represents known inhibitors of selected macromolecules.
“n.d” represents “not determined”.