Research Article

Evaluation of the Isoflavone Genistein as Reversible Human Monoamine Oxidase-A and -B Inhibitor

Table 1

Docking scores of GST and DZ within X-ray human monoamine oxidase-A and -B (MAO-A and MAO-B) active sites, in comparison with MAO selective inhibitors.

LigandMAO-AMAO-B TypeAmino acid
Docking scoreH-bonds predictedDocking scoreH-bonds predicted

DZ−6.90−12.812.32O⋯HNTHR: 201: A
GST−7.00−12.822.27OH⋯NTHR: 201: A
1.41O⋯HNTHR: 201: A

RAS−8.80−10.712.22NH⋯OPRO: 102: A
2Z5X−8.4 0−11.611.76NH⋯OPRO: 102: A
2XCG−12.70−9.821.32NH⋯OPRO: 102: A
2.24N⋯HOTYR: 326: A

Ligands docked: daidzein (DZ); genistein (GST), with reported standards; rasagiline (RAS); harmine (2Z5X); 2-(2-benzofuranyl)-2-imidazoline (2XCG).
HYBRID Chemgauss 4 scores.
The type of H-bond between the ligand and the amino acid active site.
H-bond formed between the ligand and the water molecule active site.