Research Article

Antiproliferative Activity of Two Unusual Dimeric Flavonoids, Brachydin E and Brachydin F, Isolated from Fridericia platyphylla (Cham.) L.G.Lohmann: In Vitro and Molecular Docking Evaluation

Table 4

Binding site, energy, and site interaction of Brachydins to estrogen, glucocorticoid, and progesterone receptors.

ProteinPDB codeBinding siteBinding energy (kcal/mol)Binding interactionBond length (A)

ER-α1A52 (chain A)Thr347
Asp351
Glu353
Brachydin E-6.65LigO6-Lys362
LigO7-Leu372
LigO-Gln375
3.77
3.36
4.39
Brachydin F-8.13LigO16-Glu397
LigO3-Glu397
LigO4-Asn439
LigO6-Gln441
3.70
2.95
4.66
4.34
ER-β13OLS (all chains)Glu305
Arg346
Phe356
Brachydin E-6.84LigO4-Lys353
LigO11-Asp359
LigO5-Asp363
LigO7-Glu366
5.93
4.26
2.86
4.76
Brachydin F-9.33LigO13-Arg386
LigO14-Arg386
LigO9-Glu389
3.83
2.89
6.26
Glucocorticoid receptor2 V95Val17
Asp256
Lys359
Trp362
Brachydin E-9.56LigO12-Val17
LigO5-Gln224
LigO5-Asp226
LigO9-Asp256
LigO4-Lys359
LigO11-Trp362
5.29
4.48
3.79
3.50
3.09
4.22
Brachydin F-8.68LigO3-Val17
LigO5-Asp256
LigC40-Lys260
LigO7-Lys359
LigO6-Trp362
3.74
3.04
4.33
5.71
3.59
Progesterone receptor1A28 (chain A + B)Gln725
Leu763
Arg766
Bradychin E-8.93LigO6-Gln752
LigO15-Val730
LigO14-Gln747
LigO7-Glu911
3.78
3.89
3.46
2.82
Brachydin F-8.08LigO9-Glu723
LigO9-Ser898
LigO16-Glu904
LigO9-Ser910
9.37
4.81
3.82
3.54