KpATCC43816 Protein target profile

citrate (Si)-synthase

Accession: VK055_1802

Gene: AIK80414.1 gltA 3D evidence: AlphaFold DB model + ColabFold model Metabolism 1 reaction UniProt A0A0H3GQA5

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Length 427

Pocket druggability (P2Rank · AlphaFold DB model) 0.883

Metabolic reactions 1

Chokepoint No

Direct ligand evidence 0 41 total records

Functional annotation 0 EC 5 GO

Target summary

Promising target candidate with multiple supporting evidence streams.

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Main supporting evidence

Central metabolic position More central than 97.3% of genes in this genome. Core gene across strains Marked as conserved by both pan-genome tools: Roary and CoreCruncher. Moderate predicted binding pocket FPocket selected-pocket score 0.70. This supports review but is not experimental validation. Second pocket predictor agrees P2Rank predicted binding-site probability 0.88. Review the complete evidence below

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Evidence coverage

Core evidence streams are available for this target.

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: Hit
Human identity (%): 25.062 Lower values reduce human off-target concern.
Human E-value: 4.23e-23
Gut microbiome similarity: 5.8% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG): Y
DEG identity (%): 94.836 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value: 0.0 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT: 93.78 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

AlphaFold DB / UniProt model

P2Rank's binding-site probability is the primary druggability signal shown across the app; FPocket's druggability score is shown alongside it for comparison. Both estimate small-molecule pocket quality after applying the curated structure priority — neither is experimental binding evidence. The 3D viewer may show a different loaded structure, so visible pockets can differ.

Druggability (P2Rank) 0.883

Structure A0A0H3GQA5

Pocket Pocket 1

Druggability (FPocket) 0.696

Structure A0A0H3GQA5

Pocket Pocket 4

ColabFold model

P2Rank 0.834 · Pocket 1

FPocket 0.028 · Pocket 3

Core conservation Conserved core gene

Roary core

CoreCruncher core

Gut microbiome 276 / 4744 genomes with a hit

Prevalence 5.8%

Metabolic context

Reactions catalyzed, pathway membership, and centrality in the genome-scale metabolic network.

Explore metabolic network

Metabolic context: more central than 97.3% of genes in this genome.

Relative network centrality 97.3% more central than 97.3% of genes in this genome

Chokepoint Not a chokepoint

Imported from KpATCC43816.sbml · 2026-07-09

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MSDAKAKITLGGDTAIELDVLKGTLGQDVIDIRSLGSKGVFTFDPGFTSTASCESKITFIDGDEGILLHRGFPIDQLATESNYLEVCYILLYGEKPTQAEYDEFKTTVTRHTMIHEQITRLFHAFRRDSHPMAVMCGITGALAAFYHDSLDVNNPRHREIAAYRLLSKMPTMAAMCYKYSIGQPFVYPRNDLSYAGNFLRMMFATPCEEYEVNPVLERAMDRILILHADHEQNASTSTVRTAGSSGANPFACIAAGIASLWGPAHGGANEAALKMLEEISSVEHIPEFVRRAKDKNDSFRLMGFGHRVYKNYDPRATVMRETCHEVLKELGTKDDLLQVAMELEHIALNDPYFIEKKLYPNVDFYSGIILKAMGIPSSMFTVIFAMARTVGWIAHWNEMHSDGMKIARPRQLYTGYAKRDFQSDIKR

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

5 GO

Subcellular localization

Localization: Cytoplasmic

Gene Ontology (GO)

GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
GO:0004108 OBSOLETE. Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + H2O + oxaloacetate = citrate + CoA, where the acetyl group is added to the si-face of oxaloacetate; acetyl-CoA thus provides the two carbon atoms of the pro-S carboxymethyl group.
GO:0006099 A nearly universal metabolic pathway in which the acetyl group of acetyl coenzyme A is effectively oxidized to two CO2 and four pairs of electrons are transferred to coenzymes. The acetyl group combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate, which undergoes successive transformations to isocitrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinyl-CoA, succinate, fumarate, malate, and oxaloacetate again, thus completing the cycle. In eukaryotes the tricarboxylic acid is confined to the mitochondria. See also glyoxylate cycle.
GO:0046912 Catalysis of the transfer of an acyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor), with the acyl group being converted into alkyl on transfer.
GO:0036440 Catalysis of the reaction: acetyl-CoA + H2O + oxaloacetate = citrate + CoA.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

33 records

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Start	End	DB	Term	Name
60	409	Gene3D	G3DSA:1.10.580.10	Citrate Synthase, domain 1
60	409	InterPro	IPR016142	Citrate synthase-like, large alpha subdomain
38	427	PIRSF	PIRSF001369	Citrate_synth
38	427	InterPro	IPR024176	Citrate synthase, bacterial-type
303	315	ProSitePatterns	PS00480	Citrate synthase signature.
303	315	InterPro	IPR019810	Citrate synthase active site
268	376	Gene3D	G3DSA:1.10.230.10	-
268	376	InterPro	IPR016143	Citrate synthase-like, small alpha subdomain
11	422	SUPERFAMILY	SSF48256	Citrate synthase
11	422	InterPro	IPR036969	Citrate synthase superfamily
46	410	Pfam	PF00285	Citrate synthase, C-terminal domain
46	410	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
165	178	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
165	178	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
359	375	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
359	375	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
219	234	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
219	234	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
241	269	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
241	269	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
379	393	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
379	393	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
296	316	PRINTS	PR00143	Citrate synthase signature
296	316	InterPro	IPR002020	Citrate synthase
14	421	NCBIfam	TIGR01798	citrate synthase
14	421	InterPro	IPR010953	Citrate synthase, type I
2	50	FunFam	G3DSA:2.20.28.60:FF:000001	Citrate synthase
60	290	FunFam	G3DSA:1.10.580.10:FF:000002	Citrate synthase
1	50	Gene3D	G3DSA:2.20.28.60	-
18	415	CDD	cd06114	EcCS_like
18	415	InterPro	IPR010953	Citrate synthase, type I
1	426	PANTHER	PTHR42871	CITRATE SYNTHASE
268	376	FunFam	G3DSA:1.10.230.10:FF:000002	Citrate synthase

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.

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How colors and pocket overlays are used

Uniform protein color marks the displayed model as a single molecular object.

Experimental PDB structures may be colored by chain to distinguish subunits or copies present in the file.

Pocket colors and alpha spheres are evidence overlays for predicted binding cavities; they are not alternative protein chains.

'Alpha spheres' is FPocket's own cavity-shape geometry, imported when available and aligned with the loaded structure.

'Pocket atoms'/'Predicted site atoms' show the pocket's residue atoms instead: P2Rank reports residues rather than alpha spheres, and FPocket falls back to this when alpha-sphere geometry is unavailable or doesn't align.

'No pocket geometry' means neither alpha spheres nor residue-position data could be found for that pocket; the layer just highlights the same residues as 'Nearby residues'.

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Binding pockets · P2Rank

Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1

0.883

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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2

0.103

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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3

0.067

Likely same site as FPocket 9 0.7 Å 8 shared residues 100% of smaller site

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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4

0.061

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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5

0.022

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Binding pockets · FPocket

Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4

Pocket 1 FPocket #4

0.696

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Pocket 2 FPocket #9

0.511

Likely same site as P2Rank 3 0.7 Å 8 shared residues 100% of smaller site

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Residue sets

UniProt: Active site:306-306

UniProt: Active site:363-363

Binding pockets · P2Rank

Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Pocket 1 P2Rank #1

0.834

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Pocket 2 P2Rank #2

0.093

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Pocket 3 P2Rank #3

0.043

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Pocket 4 P2Rank #4

0.038

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Pocket 5 P2Rank #5

0.028

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All structural evidence 0 experimental · 2 predicted

Structural evidence

0 + 2

Experimental PDB entries plus predicted AlphaFold DB or ColabFold models. Click Switch to display a different loaded structure in the viewer.

Entry	Method	Resolution	Chain	Coverage	Links	Status
AlphaFold DB AF_A0A0H3GQA5	AlphaFold DB	—	—	full sequence	—	Viewing
ColabFold VK055_1802	ColabFold	—	—	full sequence	—	Loaded

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.

41 records

Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 0 same-protein records

Transferred evidence 4 records from similar proteins

Structural ligands 4 0 loaded crystals

Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records

Proposed compounds 37 similarity-based ZINC candidates

Best available ligand signal

CMC PDB via homolog 825.6 Da · LogP -1.78 · TPSA 383.9 Open detail RCSB PDB

CMX PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

FLC PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

OAA PDB via homolog Detail RCSB PDB

ZINC1532902 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 0.700 Detail ZINC

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.

Ligand	Source crystal	UniProt (homolog)	MW · LogP · TPSA	Lipinski	PAINS	SMILES
CMC RCSB PDB	4JAE	P0ABH7	825.6 Da LogP -1.78 TPSA 383.9	3 viol.	✓ Clean	`CC(C)(CO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1[C@H](…`
CMX RCSB PDB	2H12	P20901	793.5 Da LogP -1.73 TPSA 383.9	3 viol.	✓ Clean	`CC(C)(CO[P@](=O)(O)O[P@@](=O)(O)OC[C@@H]1[C@H](…`
FLC RCSB PDB	6ABX	A4YGX6	189.1 Da LogP -5.25 TPSA 140.6	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O`
OAA RCSB PDB	4JAG	P0ABH7	131.1 Da LogP -2.22 TPSA 94.5	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`C(C(=O)C(=O)O)C(=O)[O-]`

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
ZINC1532902 ZINC	0.700	206.2 Da LogP -0.86 TPSA 132.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)CC[C@@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC2018106 ZINC	0.700	206.2 Da LogP -0.86 TPSA 132.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)CC[C@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC3593496 ZINC	0.652	206.2 Da LogP -1.16 TPSA 121.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`COC(=O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC3593497 ZINC	0.652	206.2 Da LogP -1.16 TPSA 121.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`COC(=O)C[C@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC14686440 ZINC	0.625	436.4 Da LogP -2.64 TPSA 247.9	1 viol.	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)C[C@](O)(CC(=O)NCCCCNC(=O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O…`
ZINC14686442 ZINC	0.625	436.4 Da LogP -2.64 TPSA 247.9	1 viol.	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)NCCCCNC(=O)C[C@](O)(CC(=O…`
ZINC14686444 ZINC	0.625	436.4 Da LogP -2.64 TPSA 247.9	1 viol.	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)NCCCCNC(=O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=…`
ZINC13398039 ZINC	0.577	234.2 Da LogP -0.38 TPSA 121.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CC(C)OC(=O)C[C@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC2528012 ZINC	0.577	234.2 Da LogP -0.38 TPSA 121.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CC(C)OC(=O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC146315135 ZINC	0.560	204.2 Da LogP 0.86 TPSA 94.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCC[C@@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC146315336 ZINC	0.560	204.2 Da LogP 0.86 TPSA 94.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCC[C@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC1850353 ZINC	0.556	206.1 Da LogP -0.86 TPSA 132.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)CC(O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O`
ZINC12501123 ZINC	0.547	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](…`
ZINC4228234 ZINC	0.547	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](…`
ZINC79671662 ZINC	0.547	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O…`
ZINC79671663 ZINC	0.547	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@H](O…`
ZINC13398014 ZINC	0.522	220.2 Da LogP -1.07 TPSA 110.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`COC(=O)CC(O)(CC(=O)OC)C(=O)O`
ZINC3861629 ZINC	0.522	206.1 Da LogP -1.16 TPSA 121.1	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`COC(=O)C(O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O`
ZINC12360002 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O…`
ZINC12360703 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O…`
ZINC12503599 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O…`
ZINC16546165 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OP(=O)(…`
ZINC31977053 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OP(=O)…`
ZINC4806433 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O…`
ZINC53683898 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=…`
ZINC8586019 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@](=O)(O)OP(=O)…`
ZINC8586020 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=…`
ZINC8586021 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=O…`
ZINC8586022 ZINC	0.506	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO[P@@](=O)(O)OP(=…`
ZINC100969993 ZINC	0.500	359.5 Da LogP 2.70 TPSA 123.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCNC(=O)C[C@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC100969996 ZINC	0.500	359.5 Da LogP 2.70 TPSA 123.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCNC(=O)C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O`
ZINC1711854 ZINC	0.500	248.2 Da LogP -0.13 TPSA 149.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`O=C(O)CC(CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O`
ZINC3871401 ZINC	0.500	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](…`
ZINC3871402 ZINC	0.500	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H]…`
ZINC3871403 ZINC	0.500	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@H]1O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](…`
ZINC3871404 ZINC	0.500	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H]…`
ZINC4096223 ZINC	0.500	427.2 Da LogP -1.75 TPSA 232.6	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`Nc1ncnc2c1ncn2[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](…`

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.

Cross-references

External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.

Sequence

UniProt A0A0H3GQA5

Pathways

KEGG R00351 BioCyc CITSYN-RXN