Research Article

In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potency of Mimosa pudica of Nepalese Terai Region: Insight into L-Mimosine as an Antibacterial Agent

Table 8

Binding affinity shown by antibiotic and L-mimosine against the protein of bacteria.

BacteriaProteinLigandBinding affinity (kcal/mol)

Escherichia coliDNA gyrase subunit BClorobiocin−9.2
L-Mimosine−5.7

Staphylococcus aureusDNA gyrase subunit BNovobiocin−8.2
L-Mimosine−6.1

Bacillus cereusMetallothiol transferaseFosfomycin−4.3
L-Mimosine−5.2

Klebsiella pneumoniaBeta-lactamaseCefotaxime−7.5
L-Mimosine−6.1