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Evidence Snapshot

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

CHEMBL613768 ORGANISM Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T22:31:18Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL613768
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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

This review treats Trypanosoma brucei gambiense as ChEMBL target CHEMBL613768. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
ORGANISM · Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL613768
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
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 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense matters

As of 2026-09-13

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is reviewed as Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; the current evidence base includes 5 approved drugs, 361 compounds, and 44 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 9.2.

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 5 approved drugs, 361 compounds, and 44 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL55 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 9.2.

Use CHEMBL55 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 9.2).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
5 approved pChEMBL 9.2
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

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361
Total Compounds
44
Total Assays
5
Approved Drugs
IC50: 307.0, EC50: 59.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL55
 9.2 EC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL2325221
 9.0 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL55
 9.0 IC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL2322979
 8.7 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL4174646
 8.7 IC50 —

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
NIFURTIMOX
CHEMBL290960
 2020
PENTAMIDINE
CHEMBL55
 1984
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T22:31:18Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL613768