Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Nitric Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL234 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL10981408 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL8547 | 1.00 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL3762342 | 1.00 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL302522 | 1.00 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL7750558 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL28411161 | 1.00 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL8383283 | 1.00 | CA5A (1.00) | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL1433664 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Nitric Acid SCHEMBL21834395 | 0.94 | — | — |
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 4592 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-3433086-B1 | ENERGETIC MATERIALS | TNO (NL) | 2026-05-06 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3882229-B1 | POURABLE EXPLOSIVE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE | DIEHL DEFENCE GMBH & CO KG (DE) | 2026-04-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260027105-A1 | COMPOUND MEDICINE COMPOSITION FOR TREATING GLAUCOMA AND USE OF SAME | SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY (CN) | 2026-01-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4680573-A1 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CERIUM-GADOLINIUM OXIDE POWDER, IN PARTICULAR INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELECTROLYTE | SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN (FR) | 2026-01-21 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3947324-B1 | COOL BURNING HYDRATE FUELS IN GAS GENERANT FORMULATIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AIRBAG APPLICATIONS | AUTOLIV ASP INC (US) | 2025-11-26 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3887519-B1 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PH AND CALCIUM OR CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION IN SAMPLES | UNIV CHICAGO (US) | 2025-11-05 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3990900-B1 | OXIDASE-BASED CHEMILUMINESCENCE ASSAY OF NEUTROPHIL LEUKOCYTES IN WHOLE BLOOD APPLICABLE TO POINT-OF-CARE (POC) MEASUREMENT OF ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL FUNCTION (ANF) | BINARY LLC (US) | 2025-08-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20250255965-A1 | METHOD FOR SELECTING ADDITIVE FOR SUPPRESSING NITROSATION REACTION, AND FORMULATION FOR SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF NITROSO COMPOUNDS | SAWAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. (JP) | 2025-08-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4600642-A1 | METHOD FOR SELECTING ADDITIVE CAPABLE OF INHIBITING NITROSATION REACTION, AND PREPARATION PREVENTED FROM GENERATION OF NITROSO COMPOUND | Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (JP) | 2025-08-13 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20250230549-A1 | METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROLESS PLATING ELECTRODE THROUGH SELECTIVE CROSS-LINKING LAYER FORMATION USING LASER | ANDONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION (KR) | 2025-07-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0101093-A2 | Diesel fuel composition | ETHYL CORPORATION (US) | 1984-02-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0037486-B1 | METAL CHELATES OF 1,4-BIS(SUBSTITUTED-AMINO)-5,8-DIHYDROXY-ANTHRAQUINONES | AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (US) | 1984-01-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0088408-A2 | Process for preparing 2-keto-L-gulonic acid and mutants therefor | SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. (JP) | 1983-09-14 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0059664-A1 | Process for the preparation of isosorbide mononitrates | SOCIETE NATIONALE DES POUDRES ET EXPLOSIFS (FR) | 1982-09-08 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0039272-A2 | Platinum-isocitrate complex, process for its preparation and its therapeutical application | ELF SANOFI (FR) | 1981-11-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4296030-A | ANTITUMOR AGENTS, DYES | AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (US) | 1981-10-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0037486-A2 | Metal chelates of 1,4-bis(substituted-amino)-5,8-dihydroxy-anthraquinones | AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (US) | 1981-10-14 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0030429-A2 | Fuels and a method of running an engine using such fuels | AECI LIMITED (ZA) | 1981-06-17 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4239561-A | NITRATE ESTERS AND CUPRIC RESORCYLATE | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (US) | 1980-12-16 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4126497-A | Double-base nitrocellulose propellant | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (US) | 1978-11-21 | — | — | US | claimed |