Research Article

Chemical Reactivity Properties, Solubilities, and Bioactivity Scores of Some Pigments Derived from Carotenoids of Marine Origin through Conceptual DFT Descriptors

Table 15

Bioactivity scores of the seven carotenoid pigments calculated on the basis of GPCR ligand, ion channel modulator, nuclear receptor ligand, kinase inhibitor, protease inhibitor, and enzyme inhibitor interactions.

MoleculeGPCRIon channelKinaseNuclear receptorProteaseEnzyme
ligandmodulatorinhibitorligandinhibitorinhibitor

Astaxanthin−0.09−0.62−0.450.160.00−0.05
β-Cryptoxanthin−0.03−0.26−0.200.490.020.24
Fucoxanthin−0.44−1.04−1.03−0.28−0.05−0.36
Myxol−0.05−0.38−0.240.370.080.21
Siphonaxanthin−0.07−0.54−0480.26−0.080.17
Siphonein−1.73−2.82−2.70−2.08−1.23−1.84
Zeaxanthin−0.08−0.36−0.240.350.010.13