Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Terephthalic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 20)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 3/20 | 0.67 |
| ▸ | TP53 | P04637 | 1/20 | 0.67 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 4/20 | 0.59 |
| ▸ | SMN1; SMN2 | Q16637 | 1/20 | 0.59 |
| ▸ | SRD5A2 | P31213 | 4/20 | 0.57 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 3/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 3/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA12 | O43570 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA3 | P07451 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | TYR | P14679 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | DRD1 | P21728 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA6 | P23280 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA5A | P35218 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA7 | P43166 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA9 | Q16790 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA14 | Q9ULX7 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA5B | Q9Y2D0 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | DAO | P14920 | 1/20 | 0.52 |
| ▸ | NAPRT | Q6XQN6 | 1/20 | 0.52 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL16470220 | 1.00 | TSHR (0.67) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL28737896 | 1.00 | TSHR (0.67) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL11664464 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.63) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| 4-Methylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL14722440 | 0.91 | ALDH1A1 (0.77) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Paraben SCHEMBL10746206 | 0.91 | CA2 (0.73) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL9644655 | 0.90 | TSHR (0.70) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL1434863 | 0.90 | TSHR (0.70) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL4158962 | 0.90 | TSHR (0.70) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL7845651 | 0.89 | TSHR (0.52) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL4605471 | 0.89 | TSHR (0.52) | TSHRTP53ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2SRD5A2 |
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 4455 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-118878818-B | Method for preparing regenerated polyesteramide based on ester-amide exchange reaction | DONGHUA UNIVERSITY (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122060109-A | Hydrophobic heterogeneous polymerization ionic liquid catalyst and preparation method and application thereof | 河北科技大学 | 2026-05-19 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-4349881-B1 | POLYESTER MATERIAL AND POLYESTER PRODUCT, AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECH & ENGINEERING CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CN) | 2026-04-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260071932-A1 | LIQUID DETECTION LAMINATES FOR CABLES AND METHODS FOR THE SAME | NEENAH INC (US) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12552983-B2 | Tracer compositions | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SA) | 2026-02-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-3790930-B1 | NOISE REDUCING FILLED POLYESTER | SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES BV (NL) | 2025-08-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12391826-B2 | Noise reducing filled polyester | SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (NL) | 2025-08-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250237138-A1 | TRACER COMPOSITIONS | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SA) | 2025-07-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250237137-A1 | TRACER COMPOSITIONS | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SA) | 2025-07-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250236788-A1 | TRACER COMPOSITIONS | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SA) | 2025-07-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5117041-A | Sulfonation process | E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) | 1992-05-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-1992006152-A1 | POLYHYDROXY FATTY ACID AMIDES IN SOIL RELEASE AGENT-CONTAINING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1992-04-16 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0287132-A2 | Soil release polymer-coated substrate containing a laundry detergent | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1988-10-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-88100807-A | That can improve scourability contains detergent for washing clothes and the substrate of the dirty polymkeric substance of the method that scribbles | — | 1988-09-28 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-4770666-A | Laundry composition containing peroxyacid bleach and soil release agent | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1988-09-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0271312-A2 | Laundry composition containing peroxyacid bleach and soil release agent | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1988-06-15 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4740326-A | Soil release polymer coated substrate containing a laundry detergent for improved cleaning performance | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1988-04-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4304626-A | FORMING THIN PROTECTIVE FILMS BY DISSOLVING THERMOPLASTIC PARTICLES COATED ON A PAPER BASE SHEET | ALLIED PAPER INCORPORATED (US) | 1981-12-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0015146-A1 | Polyester compositions and processes for moulding them | ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY (US) | 1980-09-03 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4152511-A | FIRE-RETARDANT MOLDING MATERIALS CONTAINING CHLORINE OR BROMINE | DYNAMIT NOBEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) | 1979-05-01 | — | — | US | claimed |