Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Citric Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 3)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 3/20 | 0.89 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL5419567 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL5425791 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL29587574 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL22686437 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL42945 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL1291555 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL23012792 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL20668544 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL16610620 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL21555662 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 |
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
Claimed or disclosed in 198 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-119976967-A | Method for synthesizing metastable-phase molybdenum disulfide based on eutectic solvent and water system | 北京化工大学 | 2025-05-13 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-3400260-B2 | SCAVENGER COMPOSITIONS FOR SULFUR SPECIES | INNOPHOS INC (US) | 2025-03-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-118751156-A | Spray pyrolysis system and application thereof | 广东邦普循环科技有限公司 | 2024-10-11 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-118496683-A | Scavenger composition for sulfur species | 伊诺弗斯公司 | 2024-08-16 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-11942643-B2 | Doped sodium vanadium phosphate and preparation method and application thereof | GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (CN) | 2024-03-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20240038993-A1 | DOPED SODIUM VANADIUM PHOSPHATE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (CN) | 2024-02-01 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-114195193-B | Doped sodium vanadium phosphate and preparation method and application thereof | 广东邦普循环科技有限公司 | 2023-06-13 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2023071411-A1 | DOPED SODIUM VANADIUM PHOSPHATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | 广东邦普循环科技有限公司 | 2023-05-04 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-20230031548-A1 | COMPOSITION FOR OPTIMIZED DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FORMULATIONS | REDBUD BRANDS, LLC | 2023-02-02 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-112175011-B | Continuous preparation method of homogeneous organic molybdenum compound | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2022-09-27 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20170189447-A1 | FORMULATION FOR INCREASING ENERGY | NIS Clinical Research (US) | 2017-07-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-104091918-B | Anode material for lithium-ion batteries and preparation method thereof | 中信国安盟固利电源技术有限公司 | 2016-08-24 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-103785414-B | Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids catalyst, preparation method and application thereof | SINOPEC CORP. (CN) | 2016-03-30 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-104585751-A | Bathing agent | WU JIANGXIAN | 2015-05-06 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-104091918-A | Positive electrode material for lithium ion battery and preparation method of positive electrode material | CITIC GUOAN MENGGULI POWER SOURCE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD | 2014-10-08 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-103785414-A | Carboxylic acid hydrogenation catalyst, preparation method and application thereof | CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL | 2014-05-14 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20120045538-A1 | Nutrient team | BLUMOFE ARI (US) | 2012-02-23 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20090204187-A1 | SOIL-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF TOXINS FROM MAMMALS | MANKOVITZ ROY J | 2009-08-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-101376110-A | Preparation of hydrogenation catalyst | CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD (CN) | 2009-03-04 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20060233739-A1 | TREATMENT OF MUCOCUTANEOUS DISORDERS THROUGH REVERSING CHRONIC IMFLAMMATION AND BARRIER DISRUPTION | THORNFELDT CARL R | 2006-10-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
Patent text — is the patent's own abstract consistent with the prediction?
For each of this compound's patents that has machine-readable text (1 of them — usually the abstract, not the full specification), we ask MedCPT which protein the text reads most about, and where the chemistry-predicted target lands among 4885 human targets. A high rank means the patent's own wording is consistent with the prediction — a weak, independent signal, not proof of activity.
| Patent | Title | Text reads most about | Predicted target · text-rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| US-20170189447-A1 | FORMULATION FOR INCREASING ENERGY | COQ8A, COQ8B, NDUFS6 | CA4 3260/4885ALDH1A1 2945/4885CASP1 4425/4885 |
“Text reads most about” is the patent abstract's nearest protein in MedCPT space (background-debiased). Only ~1.4% of patents have machine-readable text, so most compounds won't have this panel.