Research Article

Computational and Biological Comparisons of Plant Steroids as Modulators of Inflammation through Interacting with Glucocorticoid Receptor

Table 1

Docking of plant steroids and fluticasone with the glucocorticoid receptor.

LigandsGOLD scoreBonding interaction with amino acids

Glycyrrhetinic acid55.3ILE 255, PHE 357
Guggulsterone51.3LYS 359, ASP 256
Boswellic acid45.6LYS 359, ILE 255, THR 232, ASP 256, PHE 357, TRP 362
Withaferin A54.9ASP 256, LYS 359, ARG 10, TRP 362
Diosgenin53.3GLN 570, MET 604, MET 646, ASN 564, THR 739, PHE 749
Fluticasone61.8ASP 256, VAL 17, LYS 359, TRP 362