Research Article

Target Based Designing of Anthracenone Derivatives as Tubulin Polymerization Inhibiting Agents: 3D QSAR and Docking Approach

Table 4

Docking summary for the selected eligible anthracenone derivatives.

CPDIPT IC50 ( M)Binding energy (kcal/mol)Ki predicted activityTorsional energy (kcal/mol)H-bonding “residue”

16c0.36−8.26882.37 nM0.89Ser-140
Gln-247
16f1.60−8.22945.09 nM0.89Asp-251
16h0.36−8.071.22 uM1.19Asn-101
20c0.69−8.73398.87 nM0.6Asn-258
20i0.42−8.80351.79 nM0.89Val-181
31a1.70−8.62482.67 nM0.6
(only polar interactions)
31b0.53−8.91293.25 nM0.89Val-238
31c0.69−8.98259.6 nM0.89Val-181 NH
31d0.69−8.161.04 uM1.19Asn-101
Ser-178
31e0.36−7.911.6 uM1.49Asn-101
Ser-178
Colchicine1.40−9.47114.73 nM1.79Val-181
Asn-101