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Evidence Snapshot

Butyrylcholinesterase

CHEMBL5077 SINGLE PROTEIN Equus caballus
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T17:56:36Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL5077
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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This review treats Butyrylcholinesterase as ChEMBL target CHEMBL5077, mapped to UniProt Q9N1N9. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Butyrylcholinesterase
SINGLE PROTEIN · Equus caballus
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL5077
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
Q9N1N9
Carboxylic ester hydrolase
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 Butyrylcholinesterase matters

As of 2026-09-13

Butyrylcholinesterase is reviewed as Carboxylic ester hydrolase (UniProt Q9N1N9); the current evidence base includes 12 approved drugs, 581 compounds, and 110 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 10.0.

Protein context
Carboxylic ester hydrolase

Carboxylic ester hydrolase Sequence length is 602 aa.

Review this target as Butyrylcholinesterase, mapped to UniProt Q9N1N9. ChEMBL maps the protein component as Carboxylic ester hydrolase. Sequence length is 602 aa.

Protein source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
UniProt Q9N1N9 Protein
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 12 approved drugs, 581 compounds, and 110 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL175949 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 10.0.

Use CHEMBL175949 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 10.0).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
12 approved pChEMBL 10.0
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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Snapshot State

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581
Total Compounds
110
Total Assays
12
Approved Drugs
IC50: 597.0, KI: 156.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL175949
10.0 Ki
No preferred name
CHEMBL179192
9.6 Ki
No preferred name
CHEMBL129108
9.4 Ki
No preferred name
CHEMBL175555
9.2 Ki
9.2 IC50

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
RIVASTIGMINE
CHEMBL636
1998
DONEPEZIL
CHEMBL502
1996
TACRINE
CHEMBL95
1993
1993
ETHOPROPAZINE
CHEMBL1206
1982
1982
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T17:56:36Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL5077