30 Drug Targets Every Pharmacy Student Should Know (with PDB IDs)

By BioDockify Computational Research Team · September 20, 2026 · Reference

The 30 essential drug targets with PDB IDs — enzymes, receptors, channels and transporters — each with function, disease link and reference ligand, for exams and docking projects.

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Key References

• RCSB Protein Data Bank — rcsb.org.
• Santos, R. et al. A comprehensive map of molecular drug targets. Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 16, 19-34 (2017).

Scope & Limitations

PDB entries get superseded — verify current best structure before docking