Butyrylcholinesterase
Cross-source identity
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This review treats Butyrylcholinesterase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL3403, mapped to UniProt Q9JKC1. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.
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Why Butyrylcholinesterase matters
Butyrylcholinesterase is reviewed as Carboxylic ester hydrolase (UniProt Q9JKC1); the current evidence base includes 6 approved drugs, 631 compounds, and 79 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 8.5.
Carboxylic ester hydrolase Sequence length is 597 aa.
Review this target as Butyrylcholinesterase, mapped to UniProt Q9JKC1. ChEMBL maps the protein component as Carboxylic ester hydrolase. Sequence length is 597 aa.
Protein source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mappingDisease relevance is not yet populated for this evidence card.
This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.
ChEMBL target recordChEMBL currently tracks 6 approved drugs, 631 compounds, and 79 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL521589 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 8.5.
Use CHEMBL521589 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 8.5).
Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core EngineStart with the right source
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pChEMBL Activity Distribution
Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)
| Structure | Compound | pChEMBL | Type | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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No preferred name
CHEMBL521589
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8.5 | IC50 | Clinical |
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No preferred name
CHEMBL340625
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8.4 | IC50 | — |
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No preferred name
CHEMBL74950
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8.2 | IC50 | — |
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No preferred name
CHEMBL94
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8.1 | IC50 | Clinical |
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No preferred name
CHEMBL3321889
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8.1 | IC50 | — |
Approved Drugs
| Structure | Compound | First Approval |
|---|---|---|
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RIVASTIGMINE
CHEMBL636
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1998 |
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TACRINE
CHEMBL95
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1993 |
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TACRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CHEMBL1677
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1993 |