Cholesterol

Cholesterol

SCHEMBL247958

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nearest known ligand 0.98

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Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism

ABL1ACEACHEACVR1ADRA1AADRA1BADRA1DADRA2AADRA2BADRA2CADRB1ADRB2ADRB3AGTR1ALKAVPR1AAVPR2BCHEBCRCA2CACNA1ACACNA1BCACNA1CCACNA1DCACNA1ECACNA1FCACNA1GCACNA1HCACNA1ICACNA1SCACNA2D1CACNA2D2CACNA2D3CACNA2D4CACNB1CACNB2CACNB3CACNB4CACNG1CACNG2CACNG3CACNG4CACNG5CACNG6CACNG7CACNG8CALCRLCASRCCR5CDK4CDK6CFBCHRM1CHRM2CHRM3CHRM4CHRM5CHRNA1CHRNA3CHRNA7CHRNB1CHRNB4CHRNDCHRNECHRNGCOXFA4COXFA4L2CRBNCSF1RCUL4ACYP19A1DDB1DPP4DRD1DRD2DRD3DRD4EDNRAEGFREML4ERBB2ERBB4ESR1ESR2FGFR1FGFR3FLT1FLT3FLT4GAAGABRA1GABRA2GABRA3GABRA4GABRA5GABRA6GABRB1GABRB2GABRB3GABRDGABREGABRG1GABRG2GABRG3GABRPGABRQGHSRGLAGNRHRGPD2GRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2BGRIN2CGRIN2DGRIN3AGRIN3BGSTP1HCN4HCRTR1HCRTR2HDAC1HDAC10HDAC11HDAC2HDAC3HDAC4HDAC5HDAC6HDAC7HDAC8HDAC9HRH1HRH2HRH3HSD11B1HSP90AA1HSP90AB1HTR1AHTR1BHTR1DHTR1EHTR1FHTR2AHTR2BHTR2CHTR3AHTR3BHTR3CHTR3DHTR3EHTR4HTR5AHTR6HTR7IMPDH1IMPDH2ITGA2BITGB3ITKJAK1JAK2KCNA1KCNA10KCNA2KCNA3KCNA4KCNA5KCNA6KCNA7KCNB1KCNB2KCNC1KCNC2KCNC3KCNC4KCND1KCND2KCND3KCNF1KCNG1KCNG2KCNG3KCNG4KCNH1KCNH2KCNH3KCNH4KCNH5KCNH6KCNH7KCNH8KCNJ2KCNJ3KCNJ5KCNK3KCNK9KCNQ1KCNQ2KCNQ3KCNQ4KCNQ5KCNS1KCNS2KCNS3KCNV1KCNV2KDRKITKLKB1LCKMMAOAMAOBMAPK14METMMP1MMP13MMP7MMP8MT-ND1MT-ND2MT-ND3MT-ND4MT-ND4LMT-ND5MT-ND6NDUFA1NDUFA10NDUFA11NDUFA12NDUFA13NDUFA2NDUFA3NDUFA5NDUFA6NDUFA7NDUFA8NDUFA9NDUFAB1NDUFAF1NDUFAF2NDUFAF3NDUFAF4NDUFB1NDUFB10NDUFB11NDUFB2NDUFB3NDUFB4NDUFB5NDUFB6NDUFB7NDUFB8NDUFB9NDUFC1NDUFC2NDUFS1NDUFS2NDUFS3NDUFS4NDUFS5NDUFS6NDUFS7NDUFS8NDUFV1NDUFV2NDUFV3NR3C1NS5ANTRK1NTRK2NTRK3ODC1OPRD1OPRK1OPRM1P2RY12PAHPARP1PDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDE5APDE7APDE7BPDE8APDE8BPDGFRAPDGFRBPIK3CAPIK3CDPNPPOLA1POLA2POLD1POLD2POLD3POLD4POLEPOLE2POLE3PPARGPRIM1PRIM2PRKCAPRKCBPRKCDPRKCEPRKCGPRKCHPRKCIPRKCQPRKCZPRKD1PRKD3PTGS1PTGS2RBX1RENRETROCK1ROCK2RPE65RRM1RRM2RRM2BS1PR1S1PR2S1PR3S1PR4S1PR5SCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASCNN1ASCNN1BSCNN1GSIGMAR1SLC18A2SLC6A1SLC6A2SLC6A3SLC6A4SLC9A3SRCTACR1TOP1TOP2ATOP2BTTRTYMPdacAdacBdacCembAfolAftsIgyrAgyrBmrcAmrcBmrdAparCparEpolrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplIrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmE2rpmFrpmGrpmG1rpmG2rpmG3rpmHrpmIrpmJrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUykgMykgO

The experimentally established mechanism targets of Cholesterol. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.

Predicted protein targets (top 20)

geneUniProtsupporting neighboursconfidence
GRIN1 known ✓ Q05586 6/20 0.83
GRIN2A known ✓ Q12879 6/20 0.83
ITGB3 known ✓ P05106 1/20 0.79
GRIN2B known ✓ Q13224 5/20 0.78
OSBP P22059 6/20 0.98
RORC P51449 5/20 0.98
OSBP2 Q969R2 3/20 0.98
USP2 O75604 1/20 0.98
LMNA P02545 1/20 0.98
ABCB1 P08183 1/20 0.98
CYP46A1 Q9Y6A2 1/20 0.98
NR1H3 Q13133 7/20 0.82
CRYAB P02511 1/20 0.79
HMGCR P04035 1/20 0.79
ITGAV P06756 1/20 0.79
SREBF2 Q12772 1/20 0.79
NPC1L1 Q9UHC9 1/20 0.79
DHCR24 Q15392 1/20 0.76
EPHA2 P29317 1/20 0.74
NR1H2 P55055 1/20 0.73

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.

Compoundsimilaritytop predictedshared targets
Cholesterol SCHEMBL28897907 1.00 OSBP (0.98) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL27726289 1.00 OSBP (0.98) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL5068347 1.00 OSBP (0.98) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL21650234 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL23579652 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL23761109 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL22225160 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL22095727 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL21445079 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA
Cholesterol SCHEMBL21447271 0.99 OSBP (1.00) OSBPRORCOSBP2USP2LMNA

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 637 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-122075746-A Microsphere composition, preparation method thereof and application thereof in preparation of contrast agent and medicine 2026-05-26 CN claimed
US-12605354-B2 Azelaic acid esters in the treatment or prevention of dyslipidemia and associated conditions NEW FRONTIER LABS, LLC (US) 2026-04-21 US claimed
EP-4630574-A1 TEST SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE ENZYME ACTIVITY OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) DiaSys Diagnostic Systems GmbH (DE) 2025-10-15 EP claimed
US-20250312287-A1 LIPID NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING AN IMIDAZOLIUM-BASED CATIONIC LIPID POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION (FR) 2025-10-09 US claimed
EP-4578503-A2 NON-VIRAL IMMUNO-TARGETING University of Washington (US) 2025-07-02 EP claimed
CN-120059582-A Waterproof and anticorrosive double-component cyanogen-condensation composite coating and preparation method thereof 潍坊亚龙节能保温工程有限公司 2025-05-30 CN claimed
WO-2025049765-A1 TARGETING LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION (US) 2025-03-06 WO claimed
CN-118766844-A S-basedNConstruction method of 2-reaction amphiphilic alginic acid derivative/organic montmorillonite synergistically stable drug-loaded Pickering emulsion 海南师范大学 2024-10-15 CN claimed
WO-2024209473-A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING LIVER ASSOCIATED DISEASE YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. (IL) 2024-10-10 WO claimed
CN-112730271-B Liquid crystal optical fiber sensor for detecting VOC gas concentration and temperature and preparation method thereof 哈尔滨工程大学 2024-09-17 CN claimed
EP-0461108-A4 PARTIALLY FUSED PEPTIDE PELLET 1992-03-18 EP claimed
EP-0461108-A1 PARTIALLY FUSED PEPTIDE PELLET. ENDOCON INC (US) 1991-12-18 EP claimed
US-5039660-A Partially fused peptide pellet ENDOCON, INC. (US) 1991-08-13 US claimed
EP-0357644-A4 FLASH FLOW FUSED MEDICINAL IMPLANTS 1991-01-30 EP claimed
WO-1990010437-A1 PARTIALLY FUSED PEPTIDE PELLET ENDOCON, INC. (US) 1990-09-20 WO claimed
EP-0357644-A1 FLASH FLOW FUSED MEDICINAL IMPLANTS. ENDOCON INC (US) 1990-03-14 EP claimed
US-4892734-A Dispensing paste for forming medicinal pellets ENDOCON, INC. (US) 1990-01-09 US claimed
CN-1037456-A The mobile fast medicinal implants that merges ENDOCON INC (US) 1989-11-29 CN claimed
WO-1988007816-A1 FLASH FLOW FUSED MEDICINAL IMPLANTS ENDOCON, INC. (US) 1988-10-20 WO claimed
US-4748024-A Flash flow fused medicinal implants ENDOCON, INC. (US) 1988-05-31 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 (2 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.

PatentTitleText reads most aboutPredicted target · text-rank
US-20250312287-A1 LIPID NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING AN IMIDAZOLIUM-BASED CATIONIC LIPID NPC1L1, CETP, LNPK GRIN1 3816/4885GRIN2A 4254/4885ITGB3 1820/4885
US-12605354-B2 Azelaic acid esters in the treatment or prevention of dyslipidemia and associated conditions LIPA, CETP, APOB GRIN1 3771/4885GRIN2A 1550/4885ITGB3 2607/4885

“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.