Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of L-Lactic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-Lactic Acid SCHEMBL30035342 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Lactic Acid SCHEMBL180386 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — | |
| Lactic Acid SCHEMBL5189465 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — | |
| Lactic Acid SCHEMBL9066424 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| L-Lactic Acid SCHEMBL13165963 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Lactic Acid SCHEMBL1412661 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — | |
| D-Lactic Acid SCHEMBL14947 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| D-Lactic Acid SCHEMBL4371722 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — | |
| Lactic Acid SCHEMBL9066423 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — | |
| D-Lactic Acid SCHEMBL29420521 | 1.00 | TP53 (1.00) | — |
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 52358 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-3993771-B1 | SONODYNAMIC THERAPY | INNOVATION ULSTER LTD (GB) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4748371-A1 | RIFABUTIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING | BIOVERSYS AG (CH) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-119662475-B | Bacillus coagulans favorable for thallus recovery and application of bacillus coagulans in lactic acid fermentation | JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122081351-A | D-lactate dehydrogenase, engineering strain containing same and construction and application thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-121160053-B | Rice hull fiber composite material and preparation method thereof | Hebei Kangyi Sanitary Technology Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122080436-A | Preparation method of copper-based coordination polymer catalyst with catalytic ring-opening polymerization reaction | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2026107401-A2 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF POLYLACTIC ACID FOR HAIR GROWTH | DURAIRAJ KALPNA KAY (US) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2026106547-A1 | COLORIMETRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ANALYTE SENSING | AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (SG) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-4745135-A1 | COMPOUND BASED ON THIO-GLUTARIMIDO ISOINDOLINONE SKELETON AND USE THEREOF | Gluetacs Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4744679-A1 | USE OF POLYLACTIC ACID AND COPOLYMER THEREOF IN PREPARATION OF DRUGS FOR PROMOTING TENDON/LIGAMENT GROWTH | Changchun Sinobiomaterials Co., Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0114787-A2 | Peptide derivatives | CIBA-GEIGY AG (CH) | 1984-08-01 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0111266-A2 | Substituted tetrapeptides | CIBA-GEIGY AG (CH) | 1984-06-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-1984000302-A1 | BIOCOMPATIBLE, ANTITHROMBOGENIC MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY | UNIV GRONINGEN (NL) | 1984-02-02 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0034260-B1 | PEPTIDES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND MEDICAMENTS OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS CONTAINING THEM | RICHTER GEDEON VEGYESZETI GYAR R.T. (HU) | 1983-07-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0069291-A2 | Process for preparing optically pure D- or L-lactic acid | BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE) | 1983-01-12 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0034260-A1 | Peptides, process for their preparation and medicaments or diagnostic agents containing them | RICHTER GEDEON VEGYESZETI GYAR R.T. (HU) | 1981-08-26 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4279249-A | New prosthesis parts, their preparation and their application | AGENCE NATIONALE DE VALORISATION DE LA RECHERCHE (ANVAR) (FR) | 1981-07-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4277461-A | Vaginal contraceptive | LUECKER PETER W | 1981-07-07 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4237222-A | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF LACTIC ACID | TOYO JOZO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (JP) | 1980-12-02 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0013056-A2 | Vaginal contraceptive | Lücker, Peter Wolfgang, Prof. Dr. (DE) | 1980-07-09 | — | — | EP | claimed |