Nyctanthes arbor tristis L (
NAT) is one of the herbal plants whose parts are commonly used to treat diverse ailment including RA. Although the etiology of the autoimmune disorder RA is still unclear, actions of
cytokines have been greatly associated with the mechanism of RA. Despite the huge development of drugs to combat this disorder, the search for
alternative medicine is increasing due to the adverse effects of these
synthetic drugs. Here, the ability of 30 selected bioactive compounds from the parts of
NAT to bind effectively to target
proteins of the
Janus kinases as a potent inhibitor was predicted in an in silico manner through molecular docking procedure using Autodock 4.2.6 and their interactions visualized using Discovery Studio, followed by evaluating the physiochemical and ADMET properties of compounds of the lowest binding energy comparable to the reference
drug baricitinib. Comparing the predicted target information with the standard
drug baricitinib, 7 bioactive compounds may be potential lead
drug for the treatment of RA owing to their lowest binding energy ranging from - 7.0 kcal/mol to - 10.49 kcal/mol and their pharmacokinetics properties. This can be used for further in vivo and in vitro studies to establish their potency as JAKs inhibitors to treat RA.