Research Article

Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, and In Silico Measurements of Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Fruits from Sundarbans, Bangladesh

Table 6

Binding characteristics of ligands against COX 2.

LigandsProteinBinding affinity (kcal/mol)Interacting amino acids

Diclofenac Na5KIR–7.1Phe518, Val523, Met522, Leu352, Trp387, Ser530, Tyr385, Ala527, Val349, Ser353, Arg120, Tyr355
Ibuprofen–7.3Tyr355, His90, Phe518, Val523, Ala527, Ser530, Tyr385, Gly526, Trp387, Val349, Ser353, Leu352, Arg513
Rofecoxib–9.7Phe518, Ile517, Ala516, Arg513, His90, Leu352, Trp387, Met522, Ala527, Gly526, Val349, Val523, Ser353, Gln192, Tyr355
Vanillic acid–6.3Leu390, Ala199, Trp387, Glu203, Ala202, Thr206, His207, His388, Tyr385, His386, Leu391
Oleanolic acid8.1Gln192, Gly354, His351, Asn350, Asp347, Ile564, Tyr355, His356
Maslinic acid–7.7Tyr355, His356, Gln192, His351, Phe580, Gly354, Asp347, Ser579, Ile564
Luteolin9.6Tyr385, Ser530, Val349, Ser353, Trp387, Leu352, Phe518, Tyr355, Val523, His90, Ile517, Ala516, Gln192
Myricetin8.8Tyr385, Ala527, Gly526, Val349, His90, Ser353, Tyr355, Gln192, Val523, Ile517, Phe518, Leu352, Ala516, Trp387, Leu384, Ser530,
Ellagic acid8.3Phe580, Ser581, His351, Asp347, Tyr355, Asn350, Ser579

Compounds marked bold showed the best binding affinities.