Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Nitric Acid. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL8101470 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL9189480 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL8101974 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL6034837 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL11220478 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL11313025 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL11229873 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL11758696 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL310885 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL267617 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — |
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 189895 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-6361613-B1 | — | — | None | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260146750-A1 | SURFACE WETTABILITY MODIFICATION IN A LIQUID DESICCANT-BASED HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEM | CARRIER CORPORATION (US) | 2026-05-28 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4747365-A1 | RECOMBINANT AMINO ACID MOLECULE, HOST CELLS FOR PRODUCING L-ARGININE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING L-ARGININE USING THE SAME | CJ Cheiljedang Corporation (KR) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4748816-A1 | A FERTILIZER COMPRISING BIOMASS AND A METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING | EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (PL) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-122079713-A | On-site mixed emulsion explosive for water-containing upward hole blasting and preparation method thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-116514331-B | Waste water and waste gas recovery and resource utilization process for silver powder production | TIANJIN FENGYUN WATER RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-117865760-B | Water phase preparation tank and process method of emulsion explosive | Fushun Longye Chemical South Miscellaneous Wood Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-117678398-B | Dam body protection construction process of tailing pond | ZHENGZHOU SAINUO BUILDING MATERIAL INC. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-121699809-B | Paenibacillus pretty girl and application thereof | Suzhou Institute of Technology (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-121591532-B | Saline-alkali-resistant organic water-soluble fertilizer and preparation method thereof | Jingmen Famax Technology Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-3934976-A | COLORIMETRIC | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (US) | 1976-01-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3933274-A | Product for the treatment of cellulosic fabrics | LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY (US) | 1976-01-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3933542-A | Rocket propellant with acrylate binder and difluoroamino plasticizer | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (US) | 1976-01-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3933627-A | BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM RESIDUES USING VINASSE | BANQUE POUR L'EXPANSION INDUSTRIELLE "BANEXI" (FR) | 1976-01-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3932242-A | ROCKET MOTOR, VULCANIZATION | BARTLEY CHARLES E | 1976-01-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3930910-A | BLASTING COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ALKANOL | POST JOHN R | 1976-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3930870-A | CUPRIC NITRATE, AMMONIUM FLUORIDE, NITRIC ACID, AMMONIUM NITRATE | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (US) | 1976-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3930832-A | ZINC NITRATE-AMMONIUM NITRATE-UREA, AMMONIUM, SODIUM OR POTASSIUM THIOSULFATE, WATER | ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION (US) | 1976-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3931208-A | Process for the production of thiazolines-(3) | DEUTSCHE GOLD- UND SILBER-SCHEIDEANSTALT VORMALS ROESSLER (DT) | 1976-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3930911-A | AMMONIUM NITRATE, ORGANIC ACID, AMMONIA | CLARK JARED W | 1976-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |