Research Article

β-Carboline Silver Compound Binding Studies with Human Serum Albumin: A Comprehensive Multispectroscopic Analysis and Molecular Modeling Study

Table 4

Noncovalent interactions of compound 1 with the HSA binding site IIA.

NameDistance (Å)CategoryType

ARG257: H11-Complex 1: O1′2.81Hydrogen bondConventional
HIS288: H1-compound 1: O31.68
Compound 1: O1′-GLU153: O13.24
Compound 1: Cl1-GLU153: O13.63ElectrostaticAttractive charge
GLN196-compound 13.32Hydrophobicπ-Sigma
HIS242-compound 14.78π-π Stacked
HIS242-compound 13.92π-π Stacked
Compound 1-LYS1995.38π-Alkyl
Compound 1-LYS1994.19π-Alkyl
Compound 1-LYS1954.75π-Alkyl
Compound 1-LYS1995.03π-Alkyl
Compound 1-CYS2005.25π-Alkyl
Compound 1-CYS2454.23π-Alkyl
Compound 1-CYS2464.92π-Alkyl