Research Article

In Silico Identification and Analysis of Potentially Bioactive Antiviral Phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2: A Molecular Docking and Dynamics Simulation Approach

Table 6

XP Gscore and MM-GBSA values between the main protease (PDB ID: 7NT3) and the best hit phytochemical and control drugs.

DrugXP Gscore (kcal Mol−1)MM-GBSA scores (kcal Mol−1)Hydrogen bondsHydrophobic bonds

Lovastatin-6.01-52.85HIS163, GLU166, GLN189LEU27, CYS44, MET49, TYR54, PHE140, LEU141, CYS145, GLY154, MET165
Molnupiravir-5.035-43.48GLU166CYS44, MET49, PRO52, TYR54, CYS145, MET165, LEU167, PRO168
Paxlovid-5.185-43.34GLU166, ASN142CYS44, MET49, PRO52, TYR54, PHE140, LEU141, GLY143, MET165, LEU167