Table 7 Active site interactions (type of interactions, bond distance in Å) of phytochemical constituents of T. pallidus plant with antibacterial protein 1AJ6 along with docking score (Kcal/mol).

From: Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of essential oils extracted from Origanum grossii and Thymus pallidus: in vitro and in silico analysis

Interaction of EOs from T. pallidus with 1AJ6

Residues

Types of interaction

Bond distance (Å)

Binding affinity (Kcal/mol)

p-cymene

VAL43

Hydrophobic

4.169

 − 5.7

VAL120

Hydrophobic

3.982

VAL167

Hydrophobic

4.336

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.287

Santolina triene

ALA47

Hydrophobic

4.092

 − 4.9

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.232

VAL43

Hydrophobic

5.279

ɤ-terpinene

ASP49

Electrostatic

4.974

 − 5.7

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.272

Sabinene hydrate

ALA47

Hydrophobic

4.092

 − 5.5

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.231

VAL43

Hydrophobic

5.279

Linalool oxide

GLU50

Hydrogen bond

2.668

 − 5.0

ILE78

Hydrophobic

3.745

ILE94

Hydrophobic

3.634

Borneol

GLU50

Hydrogen bond

2.048

 − 4.8

ARG76

Hydrogen bond

2.756

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.026

Terpinen-4-ol

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.156

 − 5.5

VAL120

Hydrophobic

3.772

VAL167

Hydrophobic

4.467

Thymol

ASP73

Hydrogen bond

2.003

 − 5.7

ALA47

Hydrogen bond

3.473

VAL167

Hydrophobic

4.702

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.038

Caryophyllene

ARG190

Hydrophobic

5.293

 − 5.9

PHE41

Hydrophobic

4.599

Himachalene

ILE78

Hydrophobic

4.977

 − 6.7

ILE78

Hydrophobic

4.849

Caryophyllene oxide

ILE78

Hydrophobic

5.150

 − 6.0

Trans-cadinol

ARG190

Hydrophobic

4.997

 − 5.5

LYS189

Hydrophobic

3.991

ARG190

Hydrophobic

4.076

PHE41

Hydrophobic

5.137