Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
ABCC9ABL1ACEACHEACVR1ADORA1ADORA2AADORA2BADORA3ADRA1AADRA1BADRA1DADRA2AADRA2BADRA2CADRB1ADRB2ADRB3AGTR1ALOX5ATP4AATP4BBCRBTKCACNA1ACACNA1BCACNA1CCACNA1DCACNA1ECACNA1FCACNA1GCACNA1HCACNA1ICACNA1SCACNA2D1CACNA2D2CACNA2D3CACNA2D4CACNB1CACNB2CACNB3CACNB4CACNG1CACNG2CACNG3CACNG4CACNG5CACNG6CACNG7CACNG8CALCRLCFBCHRM1CHRM2CHRM3CHRM4CHRM5CHRNA1CHRNB1CHRNDCHRNECHRNGCRBNCUL4ACXCR1CXCR2DDB1DDCDHFRDPP4DRD2DRD3DRD4EGFRERBB2ERBB4ESR1ESR2FDPSFKBP1AFLT1FLT3FLT4GARTGHSRGRIA1GRIA2GRIA3GRIA4GRIK1GRIK2GRIK3GRIK4GRIK5GRIN2AGSK3AGSK3BHDAC1HDAC10HDAC11HDAC2HDAC3HDAC4HDAC5HDAC6HDAC7HDAC8HDAC9HRH1HTR1AHTR1BHTR1DHTR1EHTR1FHTR2AHTR2BHTR2CHTR3AHTR3BHTR3CHTR3DHTR3EHTR4HTR5AHTR6HTR7IDH1IDH2IMPA1ITGA2BITGB3JAK1JAK2JAK3KCNJ11KCNK3KCNK9KDRKITMEN1METMMP1MMP13MMP7MMP8NANOD2NS5bODC1OPG057OPRD1OPRK1OPRM1PPARP1PARP2PDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDGFRBPIK3CAPIK3CBPIK3CDPIK3CGPIK3R1PIK3R2PIK3R3PIK3R5PKLRPPARDPPATPTGS1PTGS2RBX1ROCK1ROCK2RRM1RRM2RRM2BSCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASCNN1ASCNN1BSCNN1GSIGMAR1SLC10A2SLC5A2SLC6A2SLC6A3SLC6A4SLC9A3SYKTACR1THRATHRBTOP1TUBA1ATUBA1BTUBA1CTUBA3CTUBA3ETUBA4ATUBBTUBB1TUBB2ATUBB2BTUBB3TUBB4ATUBB4BTUBB6TUBB8TYK2TYMSVDRampCblablaT-3blaT-4blaT-5blaT-6blaUOE-1dacAdacBdacCfolAfolPftsIgyrAgyrBileSmecAmrcAmrcBmrdAparCparEpbp2pbp4pbpApbpFrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplIrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmE2rpmFrpmGrpmG1rpmG2rpmG3rpmHrpmIrpmJrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUthyAykgMykgO
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Citronellal. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 10)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | FDPS known ✓ | P14324 | 2/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | ALOX15 | P16050 | 3/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 3/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 1/20 | 0.50 |
| ▸ | USP2 | O75604 | 1/20 | 0.41 |
| ▸ | TDP1 | Q9NUW8 | 1/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | GGPS1 | O95749 | 2/20 | 0.38 |
| ▸ | GLA | P06280 | 1/20 | 0.37 |
| ▸ | HPGD | P15428 | 1/20 | 0.37 |
| ▸ | NFE2L2 | Q16236 | 1/20 | 0.36 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-Citronellal SCHEMBL726161 | 0.98 | ALOX15 (0.57) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL29275 | 0.98 | ALOX15 (0.57) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL457495 | 0.98 | ALOX15 (0.57) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL1864131 | 0.98 | ALOX15 (0.57) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL25260936 | 0.96 | ALOX15 (0.55) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL28427452 | 0.96 | ALOX15 (0.55) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL10553397 | 0.96 | ALOX15 (0.55) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL5361338 | 0.94 | ALOX15 (0.53) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL1179118 | 0.94 | ALOX15 (0.53) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 | |
| Citronellal SCHEMBL442629 | 0.92 | ALOX15 (0.52) | ALOX15ALDH1A1TSHRUSP2TDP1 |
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 139 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-12398341-B2 | Apparatus and compositions for improving scent delivery | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2025-08-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12247180-B2 | Apparatus and compositions for improving scent delivery | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2025-03-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20220002632-A1 | APPARATUS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SCENT DELIVERY | THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY | 2022-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20220002633-A1 | APPARATUS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SCENT DELIVERY | THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY | 2022-01-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12617602-B2 | Aerosol dispenser and nozzle with reduced drip | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2026-05-05 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20260115124-A1 | FRESHENING COMPOSITION | PROCTER & GAMBLE (US) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20260115123-A1 | FRESHENING COMPOSITION | PROCTER & GAMBLE (US) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-12606363-B2 | Aerosol dispenser and nozzle | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2026-04-21 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-12398341-B2 | Apparatus and compositions for improving scent delivery | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2025-08-26 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250242366-A1 | POWERED SPRAY DISPENSER | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE | 2025-07-31 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250177597-A1 | POLYESTER-POLYETHER SOLID ARTICLE COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 2025-06-05 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20250177596-A1 | POLYESTER SOLID ARTICLE COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 2025-06-05 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| WO-2012078208-A1 | MALODOR CONTROL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MALODOR CONTROL POLYMERS AND ACID CATALYSTS AND METHODS THEREOF | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2012-06-14 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| WO-2012078626-A2 | UNSCENTED AND LOW SCENTED MALODOR CONTROL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2012-06-14 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| US-20110305659-A1 | FRESHENING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MALODOR BINDING POLYMERS AND MALODOR CONTROL COMPONENTS | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 2011-12-15 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| WO-2010053891-A1 | MALODOR CONTROL SYSTEM | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 2010-05-14 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| US-20100111889-A1 | Malodor Control System | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE | 2010-05-06 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20040265349-A1 | Insect repellent | FULLTEC AG (CH) | 2004-12-30 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20040162447-A1 | 2-methyl-4-ethyl-2-octene-1-aldehyde | MARKERT THOMAS (DE) | 2004-08-19 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-3978135-A | PERFUME | RHONE-POULENC S.A. (FR) | 1976-08-31 | — | — | US | disclosed |
Patent text — is the patent's own abstract consistent with the prediction?
For each of this compound's patents that has machine-readable text (6 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-20040265349-A1 | Insect repellent | WAPL, OSBP, NOTUM | FDPS 322/4885ALOX15 12/4885ALDH1A1 2245/4885 |
| US-12606363-B2 | Aerosol dispenser and nozzle | DVL1, DVL3, EXOSC9 | FDPS 2052/4885ALOX15 1267/4885ALDH1A1 1667/4885 |
| US-20040162447-A1 | 2-methyl-4-ethyl-2-octene-1-aldehyde | ADH1A, ALDH1A1, ADH5 | FDPS 1435/4885ALOX15 41/4885ALDH1A1 2/4885 |
| US-20260115124-A1 | FRESHENING COMPOSITION | SORD, ADH1C, HBB | FDPS 1729/4885ALOX15 2532/4885ALDH1A1 2078/4885 |
| US-12617602-B2 | Aerosol dispenser and nozzle with reduced drip | EXOSC9, DVL1, DVL3 | FDPS 2056/4885ALOX15 1417/4885ALDH1A1 1261/4885 |
| US-20260115123-A1 | FRESHENING COMPOSITION | SORD, LDHB, LCT | FDPS 871/4885ALOX15 144/4885ALDH1A1 1051/4885 |
“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.