Protein target profile

KP13_01047

putative phospholipid-binding lipoprotein mlaA

Genome: KpKP13 Gene: AHE43425.1 mlaA 3D evidence: Experimental + ColabFold model UniProt A0A0W8AQT6

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Length 253

Pocket druggability 0.936

Direct ligand evidence 2 52 total records

Functional annotation 0 EC 2 GO

Target summary

Strong target candidate with converging metabolic, structural and chemical evidence.

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Main supporting evidence

Independent pocket support: FPocket + P2Rank Both predictors report a high-scoring binding site (FPocket 0.94, P2Rank 0.62). Use the 3D pocket comparison to verify whether they identify the same site. Experimental structure available At least one PDB experimental structure is loaded, not just a predicted model - stronger structural coverage than AlphaFold/ColabFold alone. Direct ligand evidence 2 direct ligand records. Strong known ligand: co-crystal structure 2 PDB record(s) show a ligand actually co-crystallized with this exact protein - real experimental evidence, not a computational prediction. Review the complete evidence below

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Evidence gaps

No metabolic context No SBML/network-derived reaction evidence is loaded for this protein.

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: 2.3% of screened genomes Lower prevalence suggests narrower overlap with the screened gut microbiome.

Essentiality

Essential (DEG): Y
DEG identity (%): 43.426 Higher values support similarity to known essential genes.
DEG E-value: 1.4200000000000001e-66 Smaller values mean stronger essential-gene similarity.

Localization

Localization: OuterMembrane

Structure confidence

ColabFold pLDDT: 88.25 0-100 confidence; >70 supports local structural interpretation.

Binding-site evidence

PDB experimental structure

The 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.

FPocket 0.936

Structure 5NUP

Pocket Pocket 1

P2Rank 0.619

Structure 5NUO

Pocket Pocket 1

ColabFold model

FPocket 0.526 · Pocket 10

P2Rank 0.607 · Pocket 1

Core conservation Conserved core gene

Roary core

CoreCruncher core

Gut microbiome 110 / 4744 genomes with a hit

Prevalence 2.3%

Cross-references

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

Sequence

UniProt A0A0W8AQT6

Structure

PDB 5NUP PDB 5NUO PDB 5NUR

Sequence

Primary amino-acid sequence viewer.

MNYRLSALALGATLLVGCASSSSGDRPQGRSDPLEGFNRTMFNFNFNVVDPYVLRPVAVAWRDYVPQPARNGLSNFTSNLEEPAVMVNYFLQGDPYKGMVHFTRFFLNTILGMGGLIDVAGMANPQLQRVEPHRFGSTLGHYGVGYGPYVQLPFYGSFTLRDEGGDMADGLYPVLSWLTWPMSIGKWAVEGIETRAQLLDSDGLLRQSSDPYILMREAYFQRHDFIANGGKLTPADNPNAQAIQDELKDIDSQ

Functional annotations

Enzyme classification and Gene Ontology terms linked to this protein.

2 GO

Gene Ontology (GO)

GO:0016020 A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it.
GO:0120010 The transport of phospholipids between membranes in which a phospholipid molecule is transported through an aqueous phase from the outer leaflet of a donor membrane to the outer leaflet of an acceptor membrane.

Sequence domains and features

Domain and signature matches imported from InterPro and related databases.

20 records

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Start	End	DB	Term	Name
1	21	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE	Signal peptide region
1	250	PANTHER	PTHR30035	LIPOPROTEIN VACJ-RELATED
1	250	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein
1	21	SignalP_GRAM_POSITIVE	SignalP-TM	SignalP-TM
5	16	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_H_REGION	Hydrophobic region of a signal peptide.
1	24	SignalP_EUK	SignalP-noTM	SignalP-noTM
101	118	PRINTS	PR01805	VacJ lipoprotein signature
101	118	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein
32	45	PRINTS	PR01805	VacJ lipoprotein signature
32	45	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein
140	157	PRINTS	PR01805	VacJ lipoprotein signature
140	157	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein
50	66	PRINTS	PR01805	VacJ lipoprotein signature
50	66	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein
1	18	ProSiteProfiles	PS51257	Prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site profile.
17	21	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_C_REGION	C-terminal region of a signal peptide.
22	253	Phobius	NON_CYTOPLASMIC_DOMAIN	Region of a membrane-bound protein predicted to be outside the membrane, in the extracellular region.
1	4	Phobius	SIGNAL_PEPTIDE_N_REGION	N-terminal region of a signal peptide.
31	224	Pfam	PF04333	MlaA lipoprotein
31	224	InterPro	IPR007428	MlaA lipoprotein

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 · FPocket

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

Site 1 FPocket #1

0.936

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Binding pockets · FPocket

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

Site 1 FPocket #10

0.526

Likely same site as P2Rank 2 1.8 Å 10 shared residues 100% of smaller site

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Site 2 FPocket #8

0.456

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Site 3 FPocket #18

0.285

Unusual size

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Site 4 FPocket #17

0.2

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Binding pockets · P2Rank

Probability: high ≥ 0.5 · medium 0.2–0.49 · low < 0.2

Site 1 P2Rank #1

0.607

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Site 2 P2Rank #2

0.578

Likely same site as FPocket 10 1.8 Å 10 shared residues 100% of smaller site

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Site 3 P2Rank #3

0.081

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Site 4 P2Rank #4

0.028

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All structural evidence 3 experimental · 1 predicted

Structural evidence

3 + 1

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
PDB 5NUP	X-ray	2.90 Å	D,E,F	93.3% 18-253	PDBe RCSB PDBj File	Viewing
PDB 5NUO	X-ray	3.20 Å	B,D,F	93.3% 18-253	PDBe RCSB PDBj File	Loaded
PDB 5NUR	X-ray	3.29 Å	B,D,F	93.3% 18-253	PDBe RCSB PDBj File	Loaded
ColabFold KP13_01047	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.

52 records

Chemistry signal

Structural ligand evidence is available for this target.

Direct evidence 2 same-protein records

Transferred evidence 0 records from similar proteins

Structural ligands 2 2 loaded crystals

Measured bioactivity 0 direct and transferred ChEMBL records

Proposed compounds 50 similarity-based ZINC candidates

Best available ligand signal

C8E PDB co-crystal 306.4 Da · LogP 2.41 · TPSA 57.2 Open detail RCSB PDB

LMT PDB co-crystal Detail RCSB PDB

ZINC100014200 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC

ZINC100053689 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 Detail ZINC

ZINC100053691 ZINC proposed compound · Tanimoto 1.000 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.

Ligand	Source crystal	MW · LogP · TPSA	Lipinski	PAINS	SMILES
C8E RCSB PDB	5NUO 3.20 Å Open crystal	306.4 Da LogP 2.41 TPSA 57.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
LMT RCSB PDB	5NUP 2.90 Å Open crystal	510.6 Da LogP -0.45 TPSA 178.5	3 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1…`

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.

No PDB ligands found through similar proteins.

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
ZINC100014200 ZINC	1.000	494.7 Da LogP 4.02 TPSA 84.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC100053689 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC100053691 ZINC	1.000	496.6 Da LogP -0.84 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC100070166 ZINC	1.000	290.4 Da LogP 3.17 TPSA 47.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC100310628 ZINC	1.000	478.7 Da LogP 4.78 TPSA 75.6	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC100365196 ZINC	1.000	302.5 Da LogP 4.71 TPSA 38.7	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC101772322 ZINC	1.000	434.7 Da LogP 4.76 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC103600921 ZINC	1.000	466.7 Da LogP 3.24 TPSA 84.8	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC14880431 ZINC	1.000	378.6 Da LogP 3.20 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC14881140 ZINC	1.000	306.4 Da LogP 2.41 TPSA 57.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC1501015302 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC16051619 ZINC	1.000	350.5 Da LogP 2.42 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC2039285652 ZINC	1.000	454.5 Da LogP -2.01 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](C…`
ZINC2039285653 ZINC	1.000	454.5 Da LogP -2.01 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](C…`
ZINC2039285654 ZINC	1.000	454.5 Da LogP -2.01 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](C…`
ZINC2039285655 ZINC	1.000	454.5 Da LogP -2.01 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](C…`
ZINC2053493146 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC2053493147 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC2053493148 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC2053493149 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC238809244 ZINC	1.000	510.6 Da LogP -0.45 TPSA 178.5	3 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C…`
ZINC238809245 ZINC	1.000	510.6 Da LogP -0.45 TPSA 178.5	3 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C…`
ZINC252695223 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC252695224 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC252695225 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC252695226 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC2584424 ZINC	1.000	218.3 Da LogP 2.37 TPSA 38.7	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC4521877 ZINC	1.000	234.3 Da LogP 1.61 TPSA 47.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC5273610 ZINC	1.000	322.4 Da LogP 1.64 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC58538366 ZINC	1.000	392.6 Da LogP 3.59 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC58631420 ZINC	1.000	422.6 Da LogP 3.22 TPSA 75.6	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC58649715 ZINC	1.000	496.6 Da LogP -0.84 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@…`
ZINC59441819 ZINC	1.000	318.5 Da LogP 3.95 TPSA 47.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC59622400 ZINC	1.000	274.4 Da LogP 3.93 TPSA 38.7	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC59978443 ZINC	1.000	454.5 Da LogP -2.01 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H](…`
ZINC66157001 ZINC	1.000	468.5 Da LogP -1.62 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H]…`
ZINC70669940 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@…`
ZINC70669941 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@…`
ZINC70669942 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@…`
ZINC70669943 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@…`
ZINC71788551 ZINC	1.000	334.5 Da LogP 3.19 TPSA 57.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC71788564 ZINC	1.000	262.4 Da LogP 2.39 TPSA 47.9	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC71788567 ZINC	1.000	406.6 Da LogP 3.98 TPSA 66.4	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC8214594 ZINC	1.000	362.6 Da LogP 3.97 TPSA 57.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC83433913 ZINC	1.000	426.5 Da LogP -2.79 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H](CO…`
ZINC85482724 ZINC	1.000	482.6 Da LogP -1.23 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H…`
ZINC86002923 ZINC	1.000	426.5 Da LogP -2.79 TPSA 178.5	2 viol.	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H](CO)…`
ZINC88260008 ZINC	1.000	390.6 Da LogP 4.75 TPSA 57.2	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC95784968 ZINC	1.000	450.7 Da LogP 4.00 TPSA 75.6	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`
ZINC95863931 ZINC	1.000	464.7 Da LogP 4.39 TPSA 75.6	✓ Ro5	✓ Clean	`CCCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO`

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.