Protein target profile
VK055_1539
3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase
Strong target candidate with converging metabolic, structural and chemical evidence.
Automated synthesis of the evidence currently loaded. Review the underlying records before prioritizing this protein.
Main supporting evidence
Risks to review
Evidence coverage
Terms and data sources used on this page
PDB: experimentally determined structures from the Protein Data Bank. These are the strongest structural evidence, but may cover only part of the protein.
AlphaFold DB model: a precomputed predicted structure downloaded from AlphaFold Database/UniProt, not an experiment performed here.
ColabFold model: a predicted structure generated for this workspace; interpret it with coverage and confidence.
pLDDT: confidence score for predicted structures. High values support local geometry; low values mean the region should not drive pocket interpretation.
FPocket / P2Rank: software tools that predict possible ligand-binding pockets on a 3D structure. They are useful screening signals, not experimental validation.
Druggability: a pocket-based estimate of whether a small molecule could bind productively. It does not mean a drug already exists.
PDB ligand: a compound observed in an experimental structure. Direct same-protein records are stronger than homolog-transferred records.
ChEMBL: a public database of measured compound bioactivity. Direct entries are stronger than entries transferred from similar proteins.
ZINC: a purchasable-compound database. Here it marks proposed candidates from chemical similarity, not measured binders.
LigQ / LigQ_2: an internal Target pipeline step that gathers PDB, ChEMBL, and ZINC ligand evidence for each protein.
Off-target: sequence similarity to proteins we prefer not to hit, such as human proteins or beneficial gut microbiome proteins.
DEG: Database of Essential Genes. A match suggests the protein resembles genes known to be essential in other organisms.
Roary / CoreCruncher: pan-genome tools used to decide whether a gene is core across analyzed strains or accessory/strain-specific.
EC / GO: functional annotations: EC describes enzyme reactions; GO describes biological process, molecular function, or cellular component.
KEGG pathway: a curated metabolic route label used here to group reactions imported from the metabolic model.
Chokepoint: a metabolic reaction that is the only producer or consumer of a metabolite in the imported model.
Prioritization evidence
Selectivity, essentiality, structural confidence, conservation, and predicted binding-site evidence.
Off-target risk
- Human off-target
- No hit
- Gut microbiome similarity
- 5.4% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.
Essentiality
- Essential (DEG)
- Y
- DEG identity (%)
- 88.71 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
- DEG E-value
- 2.89e-167 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.
Localization
- Localization
- Cytoplasmic
Structure confidence
- ColabFold pLDDT
- 95.85 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.
Binding-site evidence
PDB experimental structureThe selected pocket score is the FPocket value used for ranking after applying the curated structure priority. It estimates small-molecule pocket quality; it is not experimental binding evidence. The 3D viewer may show a different loaded structure, so visible pockets can differ.
Cross-references
External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.
Sequence
Structure
Pathways
Sequence
Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.
MSFVVIIPARFASTRLPGKPLQDINGKPMIVHVLERARESGADRIIVATDHEDVARAVEAAGGEVCMTRADHQSGTERLAEVVEKCAFSDDTIIVNIQGDEPMIPPAIVRQVAENLAASSSGMATLAVPIHDAEEAFNPNAVKVVMDAKGYALYFSRATIPWDRDRFAQSRETIGDSLLRHIGIYGYRAGFIRRYVSWAPSPLEQIEMLEQLRVLWYGEKIHVAVAAEVPGTGVDTPEDLERVRAELR
Functional annotations
Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.
Enzyme Commission (EC)
1Gene Ontology (GO)
5- GO:0008690 Catalysis of the reaction: CTP + 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate = diphosphate + CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate.
- GO:0005829 The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
- GO:0016020 A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it.
- GO:0033468 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of CMP-keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid, a substance composed of the acidic sugar 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid in glycosidic linkage with cytidine monophosphate.
- GO:0009103 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipopolysaccharides, any of a group of related, structurally complex components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.
Sequence domains and features
Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.
Show feature table
| Start | End | DB | Term | Name |
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| 1 | 248 | Hamap | MF_00057 | 8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase [kdsB]. |
| 1 | 248 | InterPro | IPR004528 | 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase |
| 1 | 247 | Gene3D | G3DSA:3.90.550.10 | Spore Coat Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Protein SpsA; Chain A |
| 1 | 247 | InterPro | IPR029044 | Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases |
| 2 | 245 | CDD | cd02517 | CMP-KDO-Synthetase |
| 2 | 245 | InterPro | IPR004528 | 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase |
| 4 | 221 | Pfam | PF02348 | Cytidylyltransferase |
| 4 | 221 | InterPro | IPR003329 | Acylneuraminate cytidylyltransferase |
| 3 | 247 | PANTHER | PTHR42866 | 3-DEOXY-MANNO-OCTULOSONATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE |
| 1 | 248 | FunFam | G3DSA:3.90.550.10:FF:000011 | 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase |
| 3 | 245 | SUPERFAMILY | SSF53448 | Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases |
| 3 | 245 | InterPro | IPR029044 | Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases |
| 1 | 241 | NCBIfam | TIGR00466 | 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase |
| 1 | 241 | InterPro | IPR004528 | 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase |
3D structure
Selected loaded structure. Experimental PDB entries may cover only a portion of the sequence; AlphaFold DB and ColabFold models typically cover the full protein but remain computational predictions.
How colors and pocket overlays are used
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Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability: high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
Binding pockets · P2Rank
Probability: high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability: high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
Binding pockets · P2Rank
Probability: high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
All structural evidence
Structural evidence
1 + 1Experimental PDB entries plus predicted AlphaFold DB or ColabFold models. Click Switch to display a different loaded structure in the viewer.
Ligand evidence
Ligands grouped by evidence source. PDB ligands keep the source crystal visible, and loaded crystals can be opened directly in the structure viewer.
Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.
Highest-confidence structural evidence: ligands co-crystallized with this exact protein. If the source PDB is loaded in Target, use Open crystal to inspect it in the structure viewer.
No PDB structure with a co-crystallized ligand found for this exact protein.
Structural evidence inferred from similar proteins. The source crystal indicates where the ligand was observed; the UniProt column identifies the homologous protein carrying that ligand.
Experimental bioactivity from ChEMBL measured directly on this protein. Score = pchembl (−log Ki/IC₅₀; higher = more potent).
No ChEMBL bioactivity data found for this exact protein.
Bioactivity inferred from similar proteins in ChEMBL. Score = pchembl (−log Ki/IC₅₀; higher = more potent).
No ChEMBL hits found through similar proteins.
Proposed virtual-screening candidates from ZINC. Score = Tanimoto similarity to a known binder (0–1; higher = more similar).
| Ligand | Tanimoto | MW · LogP · TPSA | Lipinski | PAINS | SMILES |
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| ZINC8216074 ZINC | 0.622 | 477.3 Da LogP -2.95 TPSA 253.3 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)…
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| ZINC8551188 ZINC | 0.622 | 477.3 Da LogP -2.95 TPSA 253.3 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)O…
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| ZINC104864216 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[C…
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| ZINC12504412 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)…
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| ZINC12504413 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC12504414 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC13431045 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC13431047 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)…
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| ZINC13548733 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC33913782 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC8215624 ZINC | 0.600 | 403.2 Da LogP -2.33 TPSA 223.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)[…
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| ZINC12502055 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(…
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| ZINC12502057 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC12502058 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC13431057 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC13431059 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(…
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| ZINC25726736 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC3861746 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)…
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| ZINC53683723 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(…
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| ZINC82142138 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC82142140 ZINC | 0.583 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O…
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| ZINC146373408 ZINC | 0.577 | 337.2 Da LogP -1.79 TPSA 166.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CO[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1O[C@H](n2ccc(N)nc2=O)[C@H…
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| ZINC8216134 ZINC | 0.568 | 446.2 Da LogP -2.35 TPSA 238.9 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
NCCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](n2c…
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| ZINC8627948 ZINC | 0.568 | 399.3 Da LogP -0.36 TPSA 166.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)Oc3ccccc3)[C@…
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| ZINC1532524 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]…
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| ZINC16546001 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]…
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| ZINC1785780 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H…
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| ZINC1785781 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]…
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| ZINC3861744 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]…
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| ZINC3869480 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]…
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| ZINC3869481 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@H…
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| ZINC3869482 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H…
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| ZINC3869483 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@@…
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| ZINC3954230 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2…
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| ZINC8613159 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2…
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| ZINC8952080 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@@H…
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| ZINC9007749 ZINC | 0.565 | 323.2 Da LogP -2.45 TPSA 177.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O)[C@H]…
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| ZINC36471998 ZINC | 0.556 | 483.2 Da LogP -2.21 TPSA 270.4 | 2 viol. | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](COP(=O)(OP(=O)(O)O)OP(=O)(…
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| ZINC5811561 ZINC | 0.551 | 273.2 Da LogP -3.20 TPSA 151.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@H]2O[C@@H]([C@H](O)CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]2…
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| ZINC5811562 ZINC | 0.551 | 273.2 Da LogP -3.20 TPSA 151.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@@H]([C@H](O)CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]…
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| ZINC101145080 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]…
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| ZINC106404522 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]…
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| ZINC12660526 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1…
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| ZINC16696677 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1O…
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| ZINC215821427 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]…
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| ZINC36382611 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1…
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| ZINC5048329 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1O…
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| ZINC6507065 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1…
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| ZINC9211548 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1O…
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| ZINC96023557 ZINC | 0.538 | 489.3 Da LogP -1.60 TPSA 212.9 | 1 viol. | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)CCO[P@@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@H]1…
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PDB and ChEMBL records on this protein are shown in full. ChEMBL records from similar proteins are capped at the top 100 per protein (by pchembl) and ZINC at the top 50 (Tanimoto ≥ 0.5). ADME columns are descriptor-based screening flags, not experimental toxicity results.