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
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
- 5.1% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.
Essentiality
- Essential (DEG)
- Y
- DEG identity (%)
- 52.326 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
- DEG E-value
- 3.28e-136 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.
Structure confidence
- ColabFold pLDDT
- 96.79 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.
Binding-site evidence
AlphaFold DB / UniProt modelP2Rank'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.
Sequence
Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.
MQKDALNNVHITDEHVLMTPEQLKAEFPLSVEQEAQIAHARQTISDIIAGRDPRLLVVCGPCSIHDPEAAIEYARRFKALAAEVSDSLYLVMRVYFEKPRTTVGWKGLINDPHMDGSFDVEGGLKIARRLLVELVNMGLPLATEALDPNSPQYLGDLFSWSAIGARTTESQTHREMASGLSMPVGFKNGTDGSLATAINAMRAAAMPHRFVGINQAGQVCLLQTQGNPNGHVILRGGKAPNYGPEDVAKCEKEMAQAGLKPSLMVDCSHGNSNKDFRRQPAVAESVVAQIKDGNRSIIGLMIESNIHEGNQSSEQPREAMKYGVSVTDACISWETTEALLRELDKDLRGHLAARLV
Functional annotations
Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.
Subcellular localization
- Localization
- Cytoplasmic
Enzyme Commission (EC)
1Gene Ontology (GO)
7- GO:0009073 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan).
- GO:0003849 Catalysis of the reaction: D-erythrose 4-phosphate + H2O + phosphoenolpyruvate = 7-phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptonate + phosphate.
- GO:0009058 A cellular process consisting of the biochemical pathways by which a living organism synthesizes chemical substances. This typically represents the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones.
- GO:0005737 The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
- GO:0042802 Binding to an identical protein or proteins.
- GO:0008652 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents.
- GO:0009423 The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the unsymmetrical ether derived from phosphoenolpyruvate and 5-phosphoshikimic acid formed as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and many other compounds.
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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| 9 | 349 | NCBIfam | TIGR00034 | 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase |
| 9 | 349 | InterPro | IPR006219 | DAHP synthase, class 1 |
| 8 | 345 | SUPERFAMILY | SSF51569 | Aldolase |
| 1 | 353 | Gene3D | G3DSA:3.20.20.70 | Aldolase class I |
| 1 | 353 | InterPro | IPR013785 | Aldolase-type TIM barrel |
| 1 | 354 | FunFam | G3DSA:3.20.20.70:FF:000005 | Phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxyheptonate aldolase |
| 2 | 349 | PANTHER | PTHR21225 | PHOSPHO-2-DEHYDRO-3-DEOXYHEPTONATE ALDOLASE DAHP SYNTHETASE |
| 2 | 349 | InterPro | IPR006219 | DAHP synthase, class 1 |
| 38 | 340 | Pfam | PF00793 | DAHP synthetase I family |
| 38 | 340 | InterPro | IPR006218 | DAHP synthetase I/KDSA |
| 1 | 354 | PIRSF | PIRSF001361 | DAHP_synthase |
| 1 | 354 | InterPro | IPR006219 | DAHP synthase, class 1 |
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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Binding pockets · P2Rank
Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
Binding pockets · P2Rank
Druggability (P2Rank): high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2
Binding pockets · FPocket
Druggability (FPocket): high ≥ 0.7 · medium 0.4–0.69 · low < 0.4
All structural evidence
Structural evidence
0 + 2Experimental 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 |
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AlphaFold DB
AF_A0A0H3GWX1
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AlphaFold DB | — | — | full sequence | — | Viewing |
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ColabFold
VK055_4577
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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.
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.
| Ligand | Source crystal | UniProt (homolog) | MW · LogP · TPSA | Lipinski | PAINS | SMILES |
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| 0V5 RCSB PDB | Q9K169 | 170.1 Da LogP -0.43 TPSA 104.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[C@H](C(=O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
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| DTY RCSB PDB | P32449 | 181.2 Da LogP 0.35 TPSA 83.5 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
c1cc(ccc1C[C@H](C(=O)O)N)O
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| G3P RCSB PDB | P32449 | 172.1 Da LogP -1.55 TPSA 107.2 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C([C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)O)O
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| GZ3 RCSB PDB | Q9K169 | 166.1 Da LogP 0.15 TPSA 94.8 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C/C(=C\P(=O)(O)O)/C(=O)O
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| PEP RCSB PDB | Q9K169 | 168.0 Da LogP -0.31 TPSA 104.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C=C(C(=O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
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| PEQ RCSB PDB | Q9K169 | 170.1 Da LogP -0.43 TPSA 104.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[C@@H](C(=O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
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| PGA RCSB PDB | P0AB91 | 156.0 Da LogP -0.82 TPSA 104.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C(C(=O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
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| TMO RCSB PDB | Q9K169 | 75.1 Da LogP 0.19 TPSA 23.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[N+](C)(C)[O-]
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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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| ZINC83315 ZINC | 1.000 | 204.2 Da LogP 1.12 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC83317 ZINC | 1.000 | 204.2 Da LogP 1.12 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC403598 ZINC | 0.800 | 273.3 Da LogP 2.14 TPSA 92.8 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(Oc2ccc(O)cc2)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC403599 ZINC | 0.800 | 273.3 Da LogP 2.14 TPSA 92.8 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc(Oc2ccc(O)cc2)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC4899521 ZINC | 0.778 | 203.2 Da LogP 0.52 TPSA 84.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
NC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC57505 ZINC | 0.778 | 203.2 Da LogP 0.52 TPSA 84.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
NC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC2566035 ZINC | 0.757 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.51 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](CCc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC6864822 ZINC | 0.757 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.51 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](CCc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC1690614 ZINC | 0.743 | 233.2 Da LogP 1.50 TPSA 90.4 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
O=C(O)C(Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC39351856 ZINC | 0.741 | 328.4 Da LogP 1.26 TPSA 126.6 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(-c2ccc(C[C@H](N)C(=O)O)cc2)cc1)C…
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| ZINC1637998 ZINC | 0.732 | 261.3 Da LogP 0.24 TPSA 108.2 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)NCC(=O)O
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| ZINC2384992 ZINC | 0.732 | 261.3 Da LogP 0.24 TPSA 108.2 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)NCC(=O)O
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| ZINC264238 ZINC | 0.732 | 293.4 Da LogP 2.35 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)NCc1ccccc1
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| ZINC264242 ZINC | 0.732 | 293.4 Da LogP 2.35 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)NCc1ccccc1
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| ZINC34781219 ZINC | 0.718 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.21 TPSA 68.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
COC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC34781220 ZINC | 0.718 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.21 TPSA 68.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
COC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC1557161 ZINC | 0.714 | 390.4 Da LogP 2.33 TPSA 124.0 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]…
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| ZINC1557164 ZINC | 0.714 | 390.4 Da LogP 2.33 TPSA 124.0 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2…
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| ZINC193616 ZINC | 0.707 | 279.3 Da LogP 2.68 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)Nc1ccccc1
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| ZINC2497690 ZINC | 0.707 | 279.3 Da LogP 2.68 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)Nc1ccccc1
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| ZINC874230 ZINC | 0.707 | 231.3 Da LogP 1.17 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCNC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC874233 ZINC | 0.707 | 231.3 Da LogP 1.17 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCNC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC39098 ZINC | 0.703 | 205.2 Da LogP 1.16 TPSA 73.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
O=C(O)[C@@H](O)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC39099 ZINC | 0.703 | 205.2 Da LogP 1.16 TPSA 73.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
O=C(O)[C@H](O)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC83138991 ZINC | 0.703 | 268.1 Da LogP 2.56 TPSA 53.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
O=C(O)[C@@H](Br)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC34307123 ZINC | 0.700 | 217.3 Da LogP 0.78 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CNC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC34482181 ZINC | 0.700 | 217.3 Da LogP 0.78 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CNC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC52968847 ZINC | 0.700 | 232.3 Da LogP 1.60 TPSA 68.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCOC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC53943847 ZINC | 0.700 | 232.3 Da LogP 1.60 TPSA 68.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCOC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC1638007 ZINC | 0.698 | 275.3 Da LogP 0.63 TPSA 108.2 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[C@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC4240327 ZINC | 0.692 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.51 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](CC(=O)O)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC44544883 ZINC | 0.692 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.37 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
NC[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC44544886 ZINC | 0.692 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.37 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
NC[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC4521117 ZINC | 0.692 | 218.3 Da LogP 1.51 TPSA 79.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](CC(=O)O)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC2134508 ZINC | 0.690 | 245.3 Da LogP 1.56 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCCNC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC2134510 ZINC | 0.690 | 245.3 Da LogP 1.56 TPSA 70.9 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
CCCNC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC2559489 ZINC | 0.690 | 260.3 Da LogP -0.36 TPSA 114.0 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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| ZINC32333 ZINC | 0.690 | 244.1 Da LogP 1.40 TPSA 63.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(Br)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC32334 ZINC | 0.690 | 244.1 Da LogP 1.40 TPSA 63.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc(Br)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC3679925 ZINC | 0.690 | 291.1 Da LogP 1.25 TPSA 63.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc(I)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC391104 ZINC | 0.690 | 291.1 Da LogP 1.25 TPSA 63.3 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(I)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC4202286 ZINC | 0.690 | 209.2 Da LogP 0.34 TPSA 100.6 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC4202287 ZINC | 0.690 | 209.2 Da LogP 0.34 TPSA 100.6 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC6092920 ZINC | 0.690 | 223.2 Da LogP 0.27 TPSA 100.6 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(CC(=O)O)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC6506146 ZINC | 0.690 | 223.2 Da LogP 0.27 TPSA 100.6 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc(CC(=O)O)cc1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC34319489 ZINC | 0.688 | 231.3 Da LogP 1.50 TPSA 83.5 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@@H](Cc1ccc2cc(O)ccc2c1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC34319490 ZINC | 0.688 | 231.3 Da LogP 1.50 TPSA 83.5 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
N[C@H](Cc1ccc2cc(O)ccc2c1)C(=O)O
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| ZINC178385 ZINC | 0.684 | 203.2 Da LogP 2.43 TPSA 53.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC178387 ZINC | 0.684 | 203.2 Da LogP 2.43 TPSA 53.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
C[C@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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| ZINC83138985 ZINC | 0.684 | 223.7 Da LogP 2.40 TPSA 53.1 | ✓ Ro5 | ✓ Clean |
O=C(O)[C@@H](Cl)Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12
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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.
Cross-references
External database identifiers for this protein, its structures, ligands, and metabolic reactions.