Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Palmitic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 10)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | FABP3 | P05413 | 7/20 | 0.72 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 1/20 | 0.71 |
| ▸ | CES2 | O00748 | 4/20 | 0.67 |
| ▸ | CES1 | P23141 | 4/20 | 0.67 |
| ▸ | FFAR3 | O14843 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | HDAC3 | O15379 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | HDAC1 | Q13547 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | HDAC2 | Q92769 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | HDAC8 | Q9BY41 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | NFKB1 | P19838 | 1/20 | 0.57 |
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Similar compounds — the chemically nearest patent molecules
Nearest neighbours by Morgan-fingerprint cosine across the patent-compound collection, with each neighbour's top predicted target and the predicted targets it shares with this molecule.
| Compound | similarity | top predicted | shared targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonanoate SCHEMBL9296766 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Nonanoate SCHEMBL3791163 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Heptanoate SCHEMBL267659 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Nonadecanoic Acid SCHEMBL11324237 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Myristic Acid SCHEMBL15377 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Lignoceric Acid SCHEMBL262803 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Heptanoate SCHEMBL3789493 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Heptadecanoic Acid SCHEMBL3962276 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Palmitic Acid SCHEMBL5693910 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 | |
| Hexacosanoic Acid SCHEMBL2411056 | 1.00 | FABP3 (0.72) | FABP3CA1CES2CES1FFAR3 |
Similarity is cosine over the 2,048-bit Morgan fingerprint (≈ Tanimoto). Identical fingerprints score 1.00.
Patent provenance — the patents this molecule appears in, and who filed them
Appears in 3775 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP-4719357-A1 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SOTORASIB | Amgen Inc. (US) | 2026-04-08 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4028483-B1 | FLEXIBLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL | TIESNITSCH BEHEER B V (NL) | 2026-03-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4695329-A1 | CELLULOSE ESTER COMPOSITIONS WITH FLOW AID | Eastman Chemical Company (US) | 2026-02-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-2025151636-A2 | SPRINKLE PREPARATIONS | VITAKEY INC. (US) | 2025-07-17 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| CN-120192169-A | Silicon nitride ceramic material and preparation method and application thereof | 佛山华智新材料有限公司 | 2025-06-24 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2025118221-A1 | COMPOSITION FOR CLEANSING AND/OR REMOVING MAKEUPS FROM KERATIN MATERIALS | L'OREAL (FR) | 2025-06-12 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| CN-120054541-A | Residual oil hydrogenation carbon residue removal catalyst, preparation method and application | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2025-05-30 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-114729259-B | Flexible phase change material | 蒂耶斯尼奇贝赫尔管理有限责任公司 | 2025-05-02 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-4539825-A1 | BILAYER TABLETS OF VALSARTAN AND INDAPAMIDE | KRKA, D.D., Novo Mesto (SI) | 2025-04-23 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-2025061804-A1 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING ULTRAPURE WATER (UPW) | SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC (US) | 2025-03-27 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-5049186-A | Wax emulsion | NIPPON OIL CO., LTD. (JP) | 1991-09-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0129069-B1 | PROCESS FOR BONDING NON-POLAR OR HIGHLY CRYSTALLINE RESIN SUBSTRATS TO EACH OTHER OR TO ANOTHER MATERIAL | TOAGOSEI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (JP) | 1991-08-21 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0420293-A1 | Primer | TOAGOSEI CO., LTD. (JP) | 1991-04-03 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4892738-A | PINDOLOL AND FATTY ACID METAL SALT | SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. (JP) | 1990-01-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4818325-A | BLEND WITH ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC POLYMERS | TOAGOSEI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (JP) | 1989-04-04 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0165469-A2 | Coating composition capable of forming ceramic-like coating and method of preparing such coating composition | SEKISUI KASEIHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (JP) | 1985-12-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-85102604-A | RESINA-TYPE FLUX OF BRAZING | — | 1985-12-20 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-0040439-B1 | SUSTAINED-RELEASE GRANULAR PREPARATIONS | SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. (JP) | 1985-08-21 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0129069-A2 | Process for bonding non-polar or highly crystalline resin substrats to each other or to another material | TOAGOSEI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (JP) | 1984-12-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0040439-A2 | Sustained-release granular preparations | SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. (JP) | 1981-11-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |