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How to look up a molecule in ChEMBL

Beginner 4 min 2 steps

Short answer: Load aspirin here, then find its targets and activity data with the ChEMBL plugin.

You will learn to: Load aspirin; Search ChEMBL; Read targets and activity.

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Watch the demo

The molecule for this chapter, in about 10 seconds.

The steps in text

Step 1: Load aspirin

  1. Click the PubChem search box. Type aspirin. Press Enter.

Step 2: Search ChEMBL

  1. Open the full editor in a new tab.
  2. Sign in. Install ChEMBL from Settings, Plugins.
  3. Open the ChEMBL tab. Type CHEMBL25. Click Lookup.
  4. Open the Targets and Activity tabs.
  5. Come back and click

Try it in the editor

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Questions and answers

What is ChEMBL?

A free database of drug-like molecules and their bioactivity.

What is CHEMBL25?

It is the ChEMBL ID for aspirin.

For more detail, read the guide in the docs.