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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 In silico Physicochemical and ADMETa Parameters of flavonoids with highest binding affinities on interacting with PLpro of SARS-CoV-2

From: Pharmacoinformatic study of inhibitory potentials of selected flavonoids against papain-like protease and 3-chymotrypsin-like protease of SARS-CoV-2

Properties

Licorice

Ugonin M

Procyanidin

Silymarin

Gallocatechin gallate

Formula

C42H62O16

C25H24O7

C30H26O13

C25H22O10

C22H18O11

Molecular weight (g/mol)

822.93

436.45

594.52

482.44

458.37

Num. heavy atoms

58

32

43

35

33

Num. arom. heavy atoms

0

17

24

18

18

Fraction Csp3

0.86

0.32

0.20

0.24

0.14

Num. rotatable bonds

7

2

4

4

4

Num. H-bond acceptors

16

7

13

10

11

Num. H-bond donors

8

4

10

5

8

Molar Refractivity

202.84

123.23

147.52

120.55

112.06

XLOGP3

2.80

3.39

1.95

1.90

1.17

Lipinski violation*

3

0

3

0

2

Water Solubility

  Log S (ESOL)

-6.24

-4.94

-4.90

-4.14

-3.56

  Solubility (mg/ml)

4.69 × 10–04

4.98 × 10–03

7.42 × 10–03

3.46 × 10–02

1.27 × 10–01

  Class

Poorly soluble

Moderately soluble

Moderately soluble

Moderately soluble

Soluble

ADMET

  GI absorption

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  BBB permeant

No

No

No

No

No

  P-gp substrate

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

  CYP1A2 inhibitor

No

No

No

No

No

  CYP2C19 inhibitor

No

No

No

No

No

  CYP2C9 inhibitor

No

Yes

No

No

No

  CYP2D6 inhibitor

No

No

No

No

No

  CYP3A4 inhibitor

No

No

No

Yes

No

  Log Kp (cm/s)

(skin permeation)

-9.33

-6.56

-8.54

-7.89

-8.27

  hERG Channel Blockers

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

  Ames Mutagenicity

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Positive

H-HT

Negative

Positive

Negative

Negative

Negative

  1. aADMET: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and toxicity; GI: Gastro-intestinal; BBB: Blood Brain Barrier; P-gp: permeability glycoprotein; CYP: cytochrome P450; hERG: human Ether-à-go-go-Related Gene; H-HT: Human Hepatotoxicity; *Number of rules violated out of the Lipinski’s rule of five