TABLE 1

Parameters of HIV-1 catalytic core-KHD161 complexes according to computational docking and molecular dynamics studies

Complex
d1 d2
Interaction energy (kcal/mol) (implicit solvent representation) before MD —114.97 —97.4
Average energy in the presence of 3638 explicit water molecules (kcal/mol).
   Fluctuations are indicated in parentheses
   From 0 to 1 ns —31,494.4 (353.8) —31,479.8 (317.9)
   From 1 to 2 ns —31,513.5 (45.2) —31,507.1 (46.8)
Contacting residues after docking and minimization and before MD Thr66, Asp116, Phe139, Gly140, Ile141, Pro142, Tyr143 Asp64, Thr66, His67, Leu68, Asp69, Glu152, Lys159
Contacting residues after 2 ns of dynamic simulation Asp64, Asp116, Tyr143, Gln148, Glu152 Asp64, Cys65, Thr66, Glu152, Asn155