Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Nifedipine. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 20)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | CACNA1C known ✓ | Q13936 | 6/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CACNA1F known ✓ | O60840 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CACNA1D known ✓ | Q01668 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CACNA1S known ✓ | Q13698 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | ADORA3 | P0DMS8 | 7/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CYP1A2 | P05177 | 6/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CYP3A4 | P08684 | 5/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CYP2C9 | P11712 | 5/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | CYP2C19 | P33261 | 5/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | MAPT | P10636 | 4/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | LMNA | P02545 | 3/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 3/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | NFKB1 | P19838 | 3/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | KMT2A | Q03164 | 3/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | ABCC4 | O15439 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | ABCB11 | O95342 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | ADORA2A | P29274 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | ADORA1 | P30542 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | OPRM1 | P35372 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
| ▸ | SCN1A | P35498 | 2/20 | 1.00 |
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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.
| Compound | similarity | top predicted | shared targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL29349595 | 1.00 | ADORA3 (1.00) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL1172946 | 1.00 | ADORA3 (1.00) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL5694031 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL27076589 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL27961697 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL8851397 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL3858071 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL27076587 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL8851402 | 0.99 | ADORA3 (0.97) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 | |
| Nifedipine SCHEMBL9759614 | 0.96 | ADORA3 (0.93) | ADORA3CYP1A2CACNA1CCYP3A4CYP2C9 |
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 81681 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-3607938-B1 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION | SOVIC BRKICIC LJILJANA (HR) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-122091220-A | Pregnancy individual blood concentration prediction factor screening method, prediction model construction method and prediction system | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2026107071-A1 | COMBINATION THERAPY | Retension Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (US) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2026107412-A1 | SARCOSPAN MODULATION AND METHODS OF MEAT AND TISSUE CULTURE | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (US) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2026102339-A1 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID DRUG SCREENING USING INTRACELLULAR ELECTRICAL RECORDINGS | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (US) | 2026-05-15 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-4741492-A2 | NECROSIS INHIBITOR | Linkgevity Limited (GB) | 2026-05-13 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4736841-A1 | A MUCOADHESIVE LAYER FOR BUCCAL ADMINISTRATION OF AN ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT | IQ medical GmbH (DE) | 2026-05-06 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4255391-B1 | LUMINOL FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SEQUELAE OF A SARS-COV-2 INFECTION | METRIOPHARM AG (CH) | 2026-05-06 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12616659-B2 | Therapeutic agent nanoparticles and methods of preparation | NANO PHARMASOLUTIONS, INC. (US) | 2026-05-05 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2026087680-A1 | TREATMENT FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE | SAPREME TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (NL) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0107095-A1 | 1-N-alkylcarboxy-benzofused lactams useful as antihypertensive agents | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1984-05-02 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4435409-A | USING NIFEDIPINE TO STIMULATE PRODUCTION OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS | USV PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION (US) | 1984-03-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0047899-B1 | SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NIFEDIPINE, AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION | BAYER AG (DE) | 1984-01-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4412986-A | COPRECIPITATED WITH POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE OR A CELLULOSE ETHER | YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD. (JP) | 1983-11-01 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4409579-A | Superconducting magnetic shielding apparatus and method | ENERGY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF | 1983-10-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0083923-A2 | Aminoacyl-containing dipeptide derivatives useful as antihypertensives | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1983-07-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0061186-A1 | Dipeptides containing thialysine and homologs as antihypertensives | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1982-09-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0061187-A1 | Bicyclic lactams as antihypertensives | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1982-09-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0046289-A2 | Substituted enantholactam derivatives as antihypertensives, a process for preparing and a pharmaceutical composition containing them, and intermediates | MERCK & CO. INC. (US) | 1982-02-24 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0001247-A1 | Pharmaceutical preparation containing nifedipine and a method for producing the same. | KANEBO, LTD. (JP) | 1979-04-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |