Research Article

Synthesis, Anticancer Assessment, and Molecular Docking of Novel Chalcone-Thienopyrimidine Derivatives in HepG2 and MCF-7 Cell Lines

Table 4

Docking results of 3a-g into Bcl-2 in comparison to its cocrystallized ligand (DRO).

LigandabHBscAmino acids involved in the hydrogen bonds

3a-5.9444.57 μM3Leu96, Arg105, Ala108
3b-5.7362.76 μM2Asn102 and Arg105
3c-6.2725.48 μM2Asn102, Arg105
3d-6.4718.18 μM4Asp70, Glu73, Arg88, Glu95
3e-7.393.86 μM5Met74, Gly77, Leu87, Arg88, Val92
3f-7.413.71 μM1Arg105
3g-7.572.85 μM2Asp99, Asn102
DRO-9.6781.01 nM1Asp70

aBinding free energy (kcal/mol). bInhibition constant. cNumber of hydrogen bonds. Amino acids indicated by the asterisk are involved in carbon hydrogen bonds with the ligands.