Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Propionic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 17)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | FFAR3 | O14843 | 3/20 | 0.53 |
| ▸ | HDAC3 | O15379 | 2/20 | 0.53 |
| ▸ | HDAC1 | Q13547 | 2/20 | 0.53 |
| ▸ | HDAC2 | Q92769 | 2/20 | 0.53 |
| ▸ | HDAC8 | Q9BY41 | 2/20 | 0.53 |
| ▸ | TDP1 | Q9NUW8 | 2/20 | 0.47 |
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 2/20 | 0.47 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 1/20 | 0.47 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 3/20 | 0.45 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.41 |
| ▸ | CES2 | O00748 | 1/20 | 0.41 |
| ▸ | CES1 | P23141 | 1/20 | 0.41 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 1/20 | 0.40 |
| ▸ | CYP3A4 | P08684 | 1/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 1/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | NFKB1 | P19838 | 1/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | NPSR1 | Q6W5P4 | 1/20 | 0.38 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL30418124 | 1.00 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL9497757 | 0.96 | — | — | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL1118869 | 0.96 | FFAR3 (0.50) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL7719958 | 0.96 | FFAR3 (0.50) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL4816098 | 0.92 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL6918377 | 0.92 | — | — | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL1313171 | 0.92 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL164866 | 0.92 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL4813110 | 0.92 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 | |
| Propionic Acid SCHEMBL4896693 | 0.92 | FFAR3 (0.53) | FFAR3HDAC3HDAC1HDAC2HDAC8 |
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 2919 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-4709363-A1 | MUCOADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DI-VALENT CATION DONOR, METHOD OF CURING THE SAME | ISP Investments LLC (US) | 2026-03-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4711420-A1 | SOIL STABILIZER | Bind-X GmbH (DE) | 2026-03-18 | — | — | EP | 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-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-20260048289-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-SAFE WATER-BASED FIRE RETARDANT BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FORMULATED USING ALKALI METAL SALTS, FREE FROM PHOSPHATES, NITRATES, AND AMMONIUM-SALTS, FOR NON-CORROSIVE AERIAL AND GROUND DELIVERY ONTO PROPERTY REQUIRING LONG-TERM PROTECTION AGAINST WILDFIRE | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-02-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4686751-A1 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DETERGENT CONCENTRATE | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (DE) | 2026-02-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260014403-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, SOLUTIONS, POWDERS AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIRE PROTECTED WOOD AND ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-01-15 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2025245031-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE-INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TO PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST WILDFIRE | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2025-11-27 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2025131407-A1 | HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT CONCENTRATE | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA (DE) | 2025-06-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| CN-120149422-A | Negative-electrode-free sodium ion battery current collector, preparation method and application thereof, and negative-electrode-free sodium ion battery | 江苏中兴派能电池有限公司 | 2025-06-13 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-0494860-A4 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SOX EMISSIONS DURING THE COMBUSTION OF SULFUR-CONTAINING COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITIONS | — | 1992-11-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0494860-A1 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SOX EMISSIONS DURING THE COMBUSTION OF SULFUR-CONTAINING COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITIONS. | PETROFERM INC (US) | 1992-07-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-5049630-A | Food and beverage container, polycarbonyls | SHELL OIL COMPANY (US) | 1991-09-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5006558-A | Administering magnesium distearate | BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) | 1991-04-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-1991004310-A1 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SOX EMISSIONS DURING THE COMBUSTION OF SULFUR-CONTAINING COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITIONS | PETROFERM INC. (US) | 1991-04-04 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-4886519-A | ADDING MIXTURE OF SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE SULFUR SORBENTS | PETROLEUM FERMENTATIONS N.V. (NL) | 1989-12-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0316683-A2 | Feed for piglets, fattening-pigs and poultry | BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE) | 1989-05-24 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4800092-A | CALCIUM COMPOUND, MAGNESIUM COMPOUND, PHOSPHATE | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (US) | 1989-01-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0172410-A1 | Method for increasing the modulus of vulcanizable rubber | THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (US) | 1986-02-26 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-3994782-A | MAGNESIUM SALTS, PANCREAS, WATER | SEIKAGAKU KOGYO CO. LTD. (JA) | 1976-11-30 | — | — | US | claimed |