"STUDY OF THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME TERPENOIDS FROM ARTEMISIA ANNUA L. USING COMPUTER-AIDED ANALYSIS"

This manuscript investigates the ability of alpha-pinene, camphor, and eucalyptol to bind with the target proteins of microorganisms using the molecular docking method. The results of the study demonstrated that these natural compounds possess potential antimicrobial properties. The processes of extraction and isolation of terpenoids such as alpha-pinene, camphor, and eucalyptol, as well as the assessment of their biological activity using molecular docking techniques, are discussed. The obtained binding energies and the stability of the ligand–protein complexes confirm their biological activity. Molecular docking is a computational method used to predict how a small molecule (ligand) interacts with a protein or nucleic acid (receptor).