Research Article

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some 1,8-Naphthalimide-Acridinyl Hybrids

Table 2

Interactions between DNA-Topo I (from PDB ID: 1T8I) and the synthesized compounds.

CompoundAmino acidTypeDistance (Å)Hydrophobic residueBinding affinity (Sybyl total score)

2aTGP11π-π3.6LYS374, GLU418, LYS425, GLU356, DC112, ASN352, TGP11, DA1139.53
DA113π-π3.79
DA113π-π3.78
ARG364Hydrogen bond2.81

2bTGP11π-π3.84GLU418, CD112, ASN352, ALA351, DA113, TGP11, LYS3748.98
DA113π-π4.06
LYS425π-π3.83
LYS425Hydrogen bond3.28
GLU356Hydrogen bond3.26

5bTGP11π-π3.46ASP533, ARG364, TGP11, TRP416, ASN352, ALA3519.40
TGP11π-π3.52
DT10π-π3.82
DT10Hydrogen bond2.73
DA113Hydrogen bond2.93

CPTTGP11π-π3.68DC112, DA113, TGP11, DT10, DG1210.27
TGP11π-π3.91
TGP11π-π3.51
DC112π-π3.50
DA113π-π3.56
DA113π-π3.72
ASP533Hydrogen bond3.24
ARP364Hydrogen bond2.97