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Evidence Snapshot

Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase

CHEMBL1843 SINGLE PROTEIN Homo sapiens
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T19:51:37Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL1843
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

Keep the review anchor, source IDs, and context contract aligned before reusing this target elsewhere.

This review treats Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL1843, mapped to UniProt P20711. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL1843
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P20711
Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-13
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk

Reuse the same identifiers in notes, watch rules, exports, and review packs so provenance stays stable across surfaces.

Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase matters

As of 2026-09-13

Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase is reviewed as Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase (UniProt P20711); Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase shows approved-linked disease relevance led by Parkinson disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block.; 3 linked drugs keep this evidence frame grounded.; the current evidence base includes 0 approved drugs, 24 compounds, and 8 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 7.4.

Disease context
Parkinson disease

Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase shows approved-linked disease relevance led by Parkinson disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 3 linked drugs keep the rationale reviewable. 5 additional disease programs remain visible in the same card. Linked drugs include BENSERAZIDE, CARBIDOPA, FOSCARBIDOPA.

Start review with Parkinson disease because it currently carries approved-linked support. Linked drugs include BENSERAZIDE, CARBIDOPA, FOSCARBIDOPA. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record
Approved-linked 3 linked drugs
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 0 approved drugs, 24 compounds, and 8 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL3752910 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 7.4.

Use CHEMBL3752910 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 7.4).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
pChEMBL 7.4
Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale
One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

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UniProt Target Context
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

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Open Protein Context
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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Open Disease Context

Snapshot State

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24
Total Compounds
8
Total Assays
0
Approved Drugs
IC50: 17.0, KD: 2.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL3752910
 7.4 Kd —
No preferred name
CHEMBL5653589
 5.8 Kd —
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T19:51:37Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL1843