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Evidence Snapshot

Glutamine synthetase

CHEMBL4612 SINGLE PROTEIN Homo sapiens
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T15:39:54Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL4612
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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

This review treats Glutamine synthetase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL4612, mapped to UniProt P15104. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Glutamine synthetase
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL4612
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P15104
Glutamine synthetase
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 Glutamine synthetase matters

As of 2026-09-13

Glutamine synthetase is reviewed as Glutamine synthetase (UniProt P15104); the current evidence base includes 1 approved drug, 34 compounds, and 45 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 7.8.

Disease context
Disease signal

Disease 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 record
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 1 approved drug, 34 compounds, and 45 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is EC50. CHEMBL310570 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 7.8.

Use CHEMBL310570 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 7.8).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
1 approved pChEMBL 7.8
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

No project snapshot selected. Export uses the live evidence card state.

34
Total Compounds
45
Total Assays
1
Approved Drugs
KI: 4.0, EC50: 24.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL310570
 7.8 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL131
 7.5 EC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL83110
 7.4 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL82546
 7.3 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL312399
 7.2 EC50 —

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
PREDNISOLONE
CHEMBL131
 1955
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T15:39:54Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL4612