Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
CACNA1CCACNA1DCACNA1FCACNA1SDPP4HTR1BHTR1D
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Benzoic 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 | 4/20 | 0.93 |
| ▸ | DAO | P14920 | 1/20 | 0.93 |
| ▸ | NAPRT | Q6XQN6 | 1/20 | 0.93 |
| ▸ | CES2 | O00748 | 3/20 | 0.74 |
| ▸ | CES1 | P23141 | 3/20 | 0.74 |
| ▸ | SRD5A2 | P31213 | 2/20 | 0.74 |
| ▸ | TP53 | P04637 | 1/20 | 0.69 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 2/20 | 0.61 |
| ▸ | TRPA1 | O75762 | 1/20 | 0.56 |
| ▸ | CA12 | O43570 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA3 | P07451 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA6 | P23280 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA5A | P35218 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA7 | P43166 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA9 | Q16790 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA14 | Q9ULX7 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | CA5B | Q9Y2D0 | 2/20 | 0.55 |
Click a target to see other patent compounds predicted against it — the reverse direction, in place.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL28394135 | 1.00 | TSHR (0.93) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL8671975 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.88) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL14629919 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.88) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL28089240 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.88) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL26135018 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.88) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL28254760 | 0.97 | TSHR (0.88) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL976149 | 0.97 | TSHR (1.00) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL407365 | 0.97 | TSHR (1.00) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL3966600 | 0.97 | TSHR (1.00) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL7719037 | 0.97 | TSHR (1.00) | TSHRDAONAPRTCES2CES1 |
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 7674 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-4739278-A1 | ANIMAL TREAT FOR ANIMAL ORAL HYGIENE | Dentalis Animal Health Inc. (CA) | 2026-05-13 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-122011999-A | Environment-friendly sealing glue for water supply network threading connector and preparation process thereof | 中交广州航道局有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-12624320-B2 | Dissolvable cleaning products free of plastics and/or polyvinyl alcohol | TRU EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS INC. (CA) | 2026-05-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2026088186-A1 | FERMENTED AND DEHYDRATED ALOE GEL PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF | YOSHAY IDO MOSHE (IL) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-20260109881-A1 | POLISHING COMPOSITION | FUJIMI INC (JP) | 2026-04-23 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260091072-A1 | FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING OXALIC ACID- OR OXALATE-FREE INONOTUS OBLIQUUS EXTRACT | THE BETTER FOR YOU COMPANY, LLC (US) | 2026-04-02 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4712792-A1 | A NOVEL FEED COMPOSITION | DSM IP Assets B.V. (NL) | 2026-03-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260081133-A1 | ZINC ELECTRODE FOR ALKALINE NICKEL-ZINC BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | DONGGUAN CHAO BA BATTERIES CO LTD SHENZHEN INNOVATION CENTER (CN) | 2026-03-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260069911-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, SOLUTIONS AND POWDERS, AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIRE PROTECTED WOOD PRODUCTS | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260069910-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING THE SAME TO PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST WILDFIRE | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4737540-A | MOLDINGS HAVING MINIMIZED SINK MARKS | MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. (JP) | 1988-04-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0098701-A1 | Process for hydroxylating olefins in the presence of an osmium oxide catalyst and carboxylate salt co-catalyst | EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY (US) | 1984-01-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0089136-A2 | Oral hygiene products | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1983-09-21 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4368283-A | HEAT RESISTANT MOLDING MATERIALS | MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD. (JP) | 1983-01-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4238356-A | REACTION PRODUCT OF A CARBOXYLIC ACID, SELENIUM DIOXIDE, A HYDROXIDE OR ACID SALT, AND AN ACID ANHYDRIDE | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) | 1980-12-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4182901-A | AND SUITABLE CARBOXYLIC ACID | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) | 1980-01-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4146013-A | HEAT OF SOLUTION | FOULKE WILLING B | 1979-03-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4095030-A | CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS, DILUENTS | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) | 1978-06-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3962189-A | PROCESS AND CATALYST-INHIBITOR SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING SYNTHETIC LINEAR POLYESTERS | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1976-06-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3932316-A | PHOSPHATE-FREE | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1976-01-13 | — | — | US | claimed |