Table 3 Average binding energies of the ligand–protein interactions calculated using the g_mmpbsa tool by extracting 500 snapshots from the MD simulation trajectories.

From: In silico screening of some compounds derived from the desert medicinal plant Rhazya stricta for the potential treatment of COVID-19

Compound

Binding energy

Binding energy (kJ/mol)

SASA energy (kJ/mol)

Polar solvation energy (kJ/mol)

Electrostatic energy (kJ/mol)

van der Waals energy (kJ/mol)

CID:1

− 68.788 ± 35.876

− 15.580 ± 0.973

83.490 ± 36.496

− 9.369 ± 7.338

− 127.330 ± 8.552

CID:2

− 71.579 ± 27.997

− 15.799 ± 1.109

179.500 ± 26.762

− 62.060 ± 10.516

− 173.220 ± 12.079

CID:3

− 74.926 ± 15.849

− 15.799 ± 1.109

174.336 ± 12.529

− 60.002 ± 9.974

− 173.460 ± 11.956

CID:4

− 75.448 ± 12.148

− 15.074 ± 1.034

84.417 ± 14.235

− 20.594 ± 5.837

− 124.197 ± 9.626

CID:5

− 60.865 ± 38.282

− 18.880 ± 1.518

186.375 ± 37.195

− 54.743 ± 12.287

− 173.616 ± 16.981

Control

− 34.495 ± 26.438

− 15.799 ± 1.109

47.016 ± 31.186

− 14.287 ± 12.453

− 51.425 ± 16.130