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Evidence Snapshot

BHK-21

CHEMBL614527 CELL-LINE Mesocricetus auratus
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T21:38:02Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL614527
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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

This review treats BHK-21 as ChEMBL target CHEMBL614527. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
BHK-21
CELL-LINE · Mesocricetus auratus
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL614527
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 BHK-21 matters

As of 2026-09-13

BHK-21 is reviewed as BHK-21; the current evidence base includes 6 approved drugs, 538 compounds, and 88 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 8.8.

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 6 approved drugs, 538 compounds, and 88 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL90555 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 8.8.

Use CHEMBL90555 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 8.8).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
6 approved pChEMBL 8.8
Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale
One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

Start with the review rationale when you need to explain why BHK-21 matters before drilling into raw source blocks.

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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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538
Total Compounds
88
Total Assays
6
Approved Drugs
IC50: 151.0, EC50: 55.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL90555
 8.8 IC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL866
 7.4 EC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL178
 7.0 IC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL220745
 6.1 IC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL1223653
 6.1 IC50 —

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID
CHEMBL866
 2004
DAUNORUBICIN
CHEMBL178
 1979
VINCRISTINE
CHEMBL90555
 1963
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T21:38:02Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL614527