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 SCHEMBL11314771 | 1.00 | CA5A (0.89) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL28799675 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL3795958 | 0.95 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL27619788 | 0.95 | CA5A (0.80) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL11314769 | 0.95 | CA5A (0.80) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL28875469 | 0.95 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL28217686 | 0.95 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL302522 | 0.94 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL10981408 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL7750558 | 0.94 | — | — |
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 4182 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-122082009-A | IrO for PEM electrolyzed water2@NiRuOxAnode catalyst, preparation method and application thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122082024-A | Embedded RuO2@Ru/TiO2Catalyst, preparation method and application thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122076446-A | Combined catalyst for preparing linear alcohol by synthesis gas tandem reaction and method for preparing linear alcohol by using combined catalyst | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122071805-A | Ru-based alloy catalyst loaded by carbon carrier and application thereof | 天津科技大学 | 2026-05-22 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2026106036-A1 | RUTHENIUM LOSS INHIBITION-TYPE RUTHENIUM-BASED AMMONIA SYNTHESIS CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | 한국에너지기술연구원 | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| CN-122057583-A | Cinnamaldehyde selective hydrogenation catalyst, and preparation method and application thereof | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-19 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122057550-A | Ultralow-load Ru-based monoatomic catalyst, preparation and application thereof in propylene preparation by propane dehydrogenation | 中国科学院大连化学物理研究所 | 2026-05-19 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260131321-A1 | RUTHENIUM-BASED CATALYST FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS WITH RUTHENIUM LOSS SUPPRESSION AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME | KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH (KR) | 2026-05-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-122006688-A | Modified composite oxide carrier, preparation method and application thereof, selective hydrogenation catalyst containing carrier, preparation method and application thereof | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122006689-A | Modified composite oxide carrier, preparation method and application thereof, catalyst containing carrier, preparation method and application thereof | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-4440670-A | LEAD OR BISMUTH-IRIDIUM OR RUTHENIUM OXIDES | EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1984-04-03 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0039354-A1 | PRODUCTION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR ESTERS | TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (US) | 1981-11-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4276128-A | Humidity sensing element of electric capacitance change type and method of producing same | MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (JP) | 1981-06-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-1981000856-A1 | PRODUCTION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR ESTERS | TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP (US) | 1981-04-02 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-4225469-A | Method of making lead and bismuth pyrochlore compounds using an alkaline medium and at least one solid reactant source | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1980-09-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4203871-A | Method of making lead and bismuth ruthenate and iridate pyrochlore compounds | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1980-05-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4192780-A | LEAD OR BISMUTH OXIDE AND RUTHENUUM OR IRIDIUM OXIDE | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1980-03-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4176094-A | OXIDIZING COMPOUNDS OF GROUP 4,5 AND 8 METALS | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1979-11-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4129525-A | AQUEOUS SOLUTION, REDUCED TEMPERATURES, USED AS ELECTRODES | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1978-12-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4124539-A | LEAD-RUTHENIUM-IRIDIUM OXIDES | EXXON RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (US) | 1978-11-07 | — | — | US | claimed |