Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Betaine. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betaine SCHEMBL399905 | 1.00 | TSHR (1.00) | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL9485249 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL2358556 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.93) | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL59207 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL3234684 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL912129 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL1312998 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL1318276 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL16046840 | 0.97 | — | — | |
| Betaine SCHEMBL5051701 | 0.97 | — | — |
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 6709 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-20260146269-A1 | GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIA FOR PRODUCING D-PANTOTHENIC ACID, CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPLICATION | ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CN) | 2026-05-28 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2026099141-A1 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONS | FIRMENICH SA (CH) | 2026-05-15 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2026090563-A1 | MELANIN-PRODUCING, METHANE-CONSUMING BACTERIA AND METHODS FOR USING THEM | C1IN CORPORATION (US) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-12605320-B2 | Photoprotective composition comprising a glycine betaine derivative | SURFACTGREEN (FR) | 2026-04-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4017462-B1 | ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING INULIN | COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (US) | 2026-04-01 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260008743-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN THE FORM OF ESTERS | ENI S.P.A. (IT) | 2026-01-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2025262036-A1 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION | RNASSIST LTD (GB) | 2025-12-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-4665689-A1 | ANTISCALANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | Locus Solutions IPCO, LLC (US) | 2025-12-24 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4482988-B1 | PROCESS FOR LIMING OF HIDES, SKINS OR PELTS | STAHL INT B V (NL) | 2025-11-05 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4636094-A1 | NANOPORE SEQUENCING METHOD AND KIT | BGI Shenzhen (CN) | 2025-10-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0571198-A1 | Cosmetic composition containing hair-growth promoter | UNILEVER PLC (GB) | 1993-11-24 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0316809-B1 | Salts of amino-(poly)percarboxylic acids | AUSIMONT SPA (IT) | 1993-11-03 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-5245075-A | Bleaching agents | AUSIMONT S.R.L. (IT) | 1993-09-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0531387-A1 | A METHOD OF REDUCING THE IRRITATING PROPERTIES OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION. | CULTOR OY (FI) | 1993-03-17 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-1066387-A | Cosmetic composition | PROCTER & GAMBLE (US) | 1992-11-25 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-1066386-A | Cosmetic composition | PROCTER & GAMBLE (US) | 1992-11-25 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-1066385-A | Cosmetic composition | PROCTER & GAMBLE (US) | 1992-11-25 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-5164307-A | Biosynthesis | AJINOMOTO CO., INC. (JP) | 1992-11-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5164306-A | Production of L-amino acids | AJINOMOTO CO., INC. (JP) | 1992-11-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-1991018588-A1 | A METHOD OF REDUCING THE IRRITATING PROPERTIES OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION | CULTOR LTD. (FI) | 1991-12-12 | — | — | WO | claimed |