Research Article

Carnosic Acid, a Natural Diterpene, Attenuates Arsenic-Induced Hepatotoxicity via Reducing Oxidative Stress, MAPK Activation, and Apoptotic Cell Death Pathway

Table 4

Dock score, Emodel value, and interacting residues in molecular docking analysis.

Sl. numberProteinsGlide scores (Kcal/mol)Glide Emodel valuesInteracting residues in H-bond interactionOther interactions

1.Bax−3.115−15.341Arg 37, Leu 122Cation-π, π-π stacking with Arg 37
2.Bcl-2−4.986−29.586H-bond with H2O
3.Caspase 9−3.596−23.725Arg 355π-π stacking, salt bridge with Arg 355
4.Caspase 3−4.263−30.352Arg 207, Thr 62
5.Caspase 8−4.060−19.905Glu 396, Thr 467
6.IκB−6.524−33.382Asp 103, Leu 21
7.NF-κB−6.042−36.121Arg 416, Leu 472π-π stacking with Arg 408
8.JNK−4.642−17.079Asn 114
9.p38−5.608−30.359