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CHEMBL2023 Target Snapshot

Catechol O-methyltransferase · SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens

274Compounds
55Assays
3Approved Drugs
236.0Activities
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As of 2026-09-13

Catechol O-methyltransferase shows approved-linked disease relevance led by Parkinson disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 4 linked drugs keep the current disease frame grounded. Protein identity stays anchored to UniProt P21964. Start with Parkinson disease, then reuse UniProt P21964 as the stable protein anchor across project notes and exports.

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ChEMBL component mapping + Open Targets-ready proxy + ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine 2026-09-13 4 linked drugs
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Disease program
Parkinson disease

Catechol O-methyltransferase shows approved-linked disease relevance led by Parkinson disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 4 linked drugs remain visible in the same block.

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

Disease source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Approved-linked Open Targets-ready proxy 4 linked drugs
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Identity Layer

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This review treats Catechol O-methyltransferase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL2023, mapped to UniProt P21964. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Catechol O-methyltransferase
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL2023
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P21964
Catechol O-methyltransferase
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

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ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Protein LabelCatechol O-methyltransferase
UniProt AccessionP21964
Component TypeProtein
Sequence Length271 aa

Catechol O-methyltransferase

Source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
Review Cue

How to read this target

Review this target as Catechol O-methyltransferase, mapped to UniProt P21964. Sequence length is 271 aa.

Mapped IDP21964
Review nameCatechol O-methyltransferase
OrganismHomo sapiens
Disease Relevance

Disease Relevance & Evidence Level

Open Targets-ready disease context using the current target-indication evidence contract.

Approved-linked Open Targets-ready proxy

Catechol O-methyltransferase shows approved-linked disease relevance led by Parkinson disease. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block.

Approved-linked Approved
Parkinson disease
4 linked drugs · 4 direct · 4 efficacy
Linked drugENTACAPONE
Linked drugNEBICAPONE
Linked drugOPICAPONE
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Approved-linked Approved
Hepatic failure
1 linked drug · 1 direct · 1 efficacy
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Clinical signal Phase II
cocaine dependence
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugENTACAPONE
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Clinical signal Phase II
alcohol abuse
1 linked drug · 1 direct · 1 efficacy
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Clinical signal Phase II
alcohol dependence
1 linked drug · 1 direct · 1 efficacy
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Clinical signal Phase II
brain injury
1 linked drug · 1 direct · 1 efficacy
Linked drugTOLCAPONE
Source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Review Cue

How to read disease relevance

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

Lead diseaseParkinson disease
Strongest levelApproved-linked
Block modeOpen Targets-ready proxy
Clinical Profile

Clinical Phase Distribution

3
Approved
Assay Mix

Activity Type Distribution

IC50198.0
KI29.0
KD9.0
Lead Set

Top Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

ChEMBL IDpChEMBLTypeValue (nM)Phase
CHEMBL1089318 9.0 Ki 1.0 Approved
CHEMBL1091204 8.96 Ki 1.1 Preclinical
CHEMBL1089630 8.89 Ki 1.3 Preclinical
CHEMBL1091983 8.8 Ki 1.6 Preclinical
CHEMBL4167128 8.7 IC50 1.995 Preclinical
CHEMBL4174978 8.7 IC50 1.995 Preclinical
CHEMBL1089504 8.66 Ki 2.2 Preclinical
CHEMBL4170443 8.5 IC50 3.162 Preclinical
CHEMBL4171117 8.4 IC50 3.981 Preclinical
CHEMBL4172614 8.4 IC50 3.981 Preclinical
Distribution

pChEMBL Value Distribution

15
5.0
37
5.5
28
6.0
24
6.5
32
7.0
12
7.5
12
8.0
7
8.5
1
9.0
0
9.5
pChEMBL
Approved Drugs

Approved Drugs

OPICAPONE
CHEMBL1089318
Approved 2016
ENTACAPONE
CHEMBL953
Approved 1998
TOLCAPONE
CHEMBL1324
Approved 1997
Assay Landscape

Assay Landscape

55
Total Assays
173
Tested Compounds
2
Assay Types
Binding — 47 assays, 173 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
single protein format 33 57 6.4
cell-based format 9 69 6.7
assay format 5 47 5.8
ADME — 8 assays, 0 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
assay format 4 0
single protein format 3 0
cell-based format 1 0

Confidence Score Distribution

Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine