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Evidence Snapshot

Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase

CHEMBL312 SINGLE PROTEIN Rattus norvegicus
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-14T03:22:15Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL312
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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This review treats Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL312, mapped to UniProt P12527. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase
SINGLE PROTEIN · Rattus norvegicus
As of 2026-09-14
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL312
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P12527
Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-14
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk

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Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase matters

As of 2026-09-14

Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase is reviewed as Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase (UniProt P12527); the current evidence base includes 9 approved drugs, 2113 compounds, and 305 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 8.6.

Protein context
Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase

Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase Sequence length is 673 aa.

Review this target as Polyunsaturated fatty acid 5-lipoxygenase, mapped to UniProt P12527. Sequence length is 673 aa.

Protein source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
UniProt P12527 Protein
Disease context
Disease signal

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This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 9 approved drugs, 2113 compounds, and 305 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL126838 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 8.6.

Use CHEMBL126838 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 8.6).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
9 approved pChEMBL 8.6
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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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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2113
Total Compounds
305
Total Assays
9
Approved Drugs
IC50: 2220.0, KI: 1.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL126838
8.6 IC50
No preferred name
CHEMBL125415
8.4 IC50
No preferred name
CHEMBL129590
8.4 IC50
No preferred name
CHEMBL341135
8.4 IC50
No preferred name
CHEMBL126669
8.4 IC50

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
ZILEUTON
CHEMBL93
1996
BUFEXAMAC
CHEMBL94394
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-14T03:22:15Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL312