Research Article

In Silico Investigation of Potential Pyruvate Kinase M2 Regulators from Traditional Chinese Medicine against Cancers

Table 2

H-bond occupancy for key residues of PKM2 protein with top TCM compounds overall 10,000 ps of molecular dynamics simulation.

LigandH-bondLigand atomsAmino acidDistance (nm)Occupancy (%)
Max.Min.Average

Saussureamine C1O23A:Lys311:HZ30.5530.2590.438 15.80%
2O24A:Lys311:HZ30.570.1460.294 94.80%
3N27A:Lys311:HZ30.5930.2340.408 30.00%
4O28B:Lys311:HZ30.7260.1610.519 10.40%
5O28B:Lys311:HZ30.63 0.15 0.31 73.20%
6H50B:Lys311:NZ0.76 0.24 0.43 46.20%
7H50A:Asn350:OD10.64 0.16 0.36 44.80%
8H52B:Asp354:OD10.54 0.27 0.31 96.20%
9H50B:Asp354:OD10.66 0.19 0.49 20.40%
10H50B:Asp354:OD20.79 0.15 0.51 23.20%

Precatorine1O18A:Lys311:HZ30.39 0.14 0.29 98%
2O19B:His29:HE20.41 0.15 0.19 97%
3O20B:Tyr390:HN0.58 0.17 0.24 91%
4H29B:Leu353:O0.52 0.16 0.37 25%

NZT*1O12A:Tyr390:HN0.32 0.16 0.19 100%
2O13A:Tyr390:HN0.46 0.17 0.37 15%
3O22B:Lys311:HZ30.78 0.15 0.42 53%
4N28B:Gln393:HE221.03 0.23 0.56 18%
5N30B:Gln393:HE220.99 0.19 0.49 40%
6H41A:Leu353:O0.30 0.16 0.20 100%

H-bond occupancy cutoff: 0.35 nm.
*Control: N-(4-((4-(pyrazin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)carbonyl)phenyl)quinoline-8-sulfonamide.