Buformin

Buformin

SCHEMBL27451

CCCCNC(=N)NC(=N)N

nearest known ligand 0.44

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Predicted protein targets (top 19)

geneUniProtsupporting neighboursconfidence
GRIN2D O15399 1/20 0.44
GRIN3B O60391 1/20 0.44
GRIN1 Q05586 1/20 0.44
GRIN2A Q12879 1/20 0.44
GRIN2B Q13224 1/20 0.44
GRIN2C Q14957 1/20 0.44
GRIN3A Q8TCU5 1/20 0.44
SIGMAR1 Q99720 1/20 0.44
ACHE P22303 8/20 0.41
EPHX1 P07099 4/20 0.39
SPHK1 Q9NYA1 4/20 0.38
SPHK2 Q9NRA0 1/20 0.37
MMP2 P08253 1/20 0.36
NOS3 P29474 1/20 0.35
NOS1 P29475 1/20 0.35
NOS2 P35228 1/20 0.35
MEN1 O00255 1/20 0.35
HTT P42858 1/20 0.35
KMT2A Q03164 1/20 0.35

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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
Buformin SCHEMBL15669256 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL3644254 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL749659 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL7999132 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL6018 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL1560316 0.98 GRIN2D (0.42) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL4235633 0.96 GRIN2D (0.41) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL1048416 0.96 GRIN2D (0.41) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL22436277 0.96 GRIN2D (0.41) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B
Buformin SCHEMBL8432153 0.96 GRIN2D (0.41) GRIN2DGRIN3BGRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2B

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 11877 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-122079768-A Method for selectively and efficiently depolymerizing and recycling PET in waste blended fabric 2026-05-26 CN claimed
EP-4499765-B1 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TUNGSTEN ETCHING INHIBITION BASF SE (DE) 2026-05-06 EP 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
CN-121586575-A Metformin oral dosage form and method for preparing the same 赛乐医药科技有限公司 2026-02-27 CN claimed
US-20260028334-A1 N-(3-(BENZO[B]THIOPHENE-2-CARBOXAMIDO)-PHENYL)-2,3-DIHYDROBENZO[B][1,4]DIOXINE-6-CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AS LACTATE/ATP PRODUCTION INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER WMT AG (DE) 2026-01-29 US claimed
EP-4684799-A2 ANTIBODIES THAT DISRUPT THE INTERACTION OF GAL3 AND INSULIN RECEPTOR OR INTEGRINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TrueBinding, Inc. (US) 2026-01-28 EP claimed
US-20250360215-A1 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES YUH CHIOU HWA (US) 2025-11-27 US claimed
US-20250352497-A1 BIGUANIDE BASE COMPOSITIONS, BIGUANIDE BASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND THEIR PREPARATIONS AND USES ADA FORSYTH INSTITUTE, INC. (US) 2025-11-20 US claimed
US-20250325536-A1 THERAPEUTIC USES OF GLP1R AGONISTS VTV THERAPEUTICS LLC (US) 2025-10-23 US claimed
EP-4634964-A1 SOLUTION FOR POST ETCH RESIDUE REMOVAL (PERR) BASF SE (DE) 2025-10-22 EP claimed
US-5747527-A HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES USING EPICACALONE, CACALONE, COMPOUND 3, CACALOL OR DIMATURIN SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1998-05-05 US claimed
WO-1998015266-A1 USE OF BISPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS TO TREAT TYPE II DIABETES SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1998-04-16 WO claimed
US-5719050-A Animal cell culturing media containing N-acetyl-L-glutamic acid EIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (JP) 1998-02-17 US claimed
US-5691386-A Triterpenoid compound for the treatment of diabetes SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1997-11-25 US claimed
US-5674900-A 1,6,9-TRIHYDROXY-1,4,7-TRIMETHYL-4-(4-CARBOXYISODECA-3,7-DIEN -1-YL)-2,3,3A,4,5,7,8,8A-OCTAHYDRO-1H-BENZO(F)INDENE-5,8-DIONE; EXTRACTED FROM PYCNANTHUS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1997-10-07 US claimed
US-5629319-A QUINDOLINE ALKALOIDS SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1997-05-13 US claimed
WO-1996039130-A1 TERPENOID-TYPE QUINONES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1996-12-12 WO claimed
WO-1996039401-A1 FURANOEREMOPHILANE AND EREMOPHILANOLIDE SESQUITERPENES FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1996-12-12 WO claimed
WO-1996009823-A1 HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT FROM CRYPTOLEPIS SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) 1996-04-04 WO claimed
EP-0659880-A1 Medium for culturing animal cells or antibody-producing cells EIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (JP) 1995-06-28 EP claimed