Research Article

Essential Oils from the Fruits and Leaves of Spondias mombin Linn.: Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Molecular Docking Study

Table 8

Molecular docking results of selected compounds from fruit and leaves of Spondias mombin.

Fruit essential oilLeaf essential oil
CompoundBinding free energy (ΔG)/kcal mol−1Nature of binding interactionsCompoundBinding free energy (ΔG)/kcal mol−1Nature of binding interactions
Hydrogen bond interactionsHydrophobic interactionsHydrogen bond interactionsHydrophobic interactions

Benzyl benzoate−10.1Asp73, Thr75, Thr115Leu36, Tyr64, Asp73, Val76, Ala105, Leu110, Ser129, Ile522-Hexan-1-ol−5.1Trp88, Phe101

(E)-ethyl cinnamate−7.8Trp88, Phe101, Ala101, and Leu1102-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol−6.7Tyr56, Asp73, Trp88, Phe101, Ala105 and Leu110

Geraniol−6.7Thr75Leu36, Tyr56, Tyr64, Trp88, Phe101, Ala105, Trp88, and Leu110Methyl salicylate−6.9Tyr56, Thr75, Thr115, Ser129Leu36, Tyr64, Asp73, Trp88

Methyleugenol−6.8Tyr56, Tyr64, Asp73, Trp88, Ala105, Leu110

Terpineol−7.4Asp73Tyr64, Trp88, Leu110, Ala105, and Phe101

Linalool−6.6Ser129Trp88, Phe101, Ala105, Leu110Redocked AHL−8.6Trp60, Asp73, Thr75, Ser129Val76, Cys79, Leu125

AHL is the cocrystallized ligand of LasR. Redocking was done for method validation purposes.