The molecular mechanisms of interactions between coffee-bean a-galactosidase and three cyclodextrins, including alpha-cyclodextrin, beta-cyclodcxtrin and gamma-cyclodcxtrin, were studied in detail by molecular docking. Calculating results showed that Trp 31, Trp 179, and Asp200 in coffee-bean α-galactosidasc wcrc the key amino acid residues in the active pocket. Hydroxyls of the mcthinc and the methane in cyclodextrins were the key groups. Cyclodextrins inhibit coffee-bean a-galactosidase through hydrophilic interactions. Beta-cyclodcxtrin is ...