Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
ABCC8ACEADORA1ADORA2AADORA2BADORA3ALDH5A1ALOX5ALOX5APATP4AATP4BBRAFCA1CA12CA2CA4CYSLTR1DHFRDPEP1EDNRAEDNRBESR2F10FDPSFGF1GABBR1GABBR2GABRA1GABRA2GABRA3GABRA4GABRA5GABRA6GABRB1GABRB2GABRB3GABRDGABREGABRG1GABRG2GABRG3GABRPGABRQGARTGNRHRGSC1HMGCRIMPDH1IMPDH2KCNJ11LY96NOD2NR3C1NS3NS4ANS5bP2RY1P2RY12P2RY2P2RY4P2RY6PBP2XPDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDK1PDK2PDK3PDK4PPARGPPATPTGIRPTGS1PTGS2RAF1RYR1RYR3SCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASERPINC1SLC12A1SLC12A3SYKTHRATHRBTLR3TLR4TLR9TUBA1ATUBA1BTUBA1CTUBA3CTUBA3ETUBA4ATUBBTUBB1TUBB2ATUBB2BTUBB3TUBB4ATUBB4BTUBB6TUBB8TYMSVKORC1XDHblablaIMP-1blaOXA-33blaOXA-58blaT-3blaT-4blaT-5blaT-6dacAdacBdacCfolAfolPfolP1ftsIfusAgaggyrAgyrBmecAmrcAmrcBmrdApbp1apbp1bpbp2pbp2apbp2bpbp3pbp4pbpApbpBpbpCpbpFpolponBrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmFrpmGrpmHrpmIrpmJrpoArpoBrpoCrpoZrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUykgMykgO
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Levulinic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL28938456 | 0.97 | ALDH1A1 (0.59) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL30439842 | 0.97 | ALDH1A1 (0.59) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL10791493 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL11315082 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL9767579 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL25222492 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL21815632 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL21815652 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL21815796 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — | |
| Levulinic Acid SCHEMBL439418 | 0.94 | ALDH1A1 (0.62) | — |
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 1113 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP-4743053-A1 | ANTIMICROBIAL SYNERGIES | Symrise AG (DE) | 2026-05-20 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4554551-B1 | 3-HYDROXYPROPYLESTERS AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS | SYMRISE AG (DE) | 2026-03-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4701417-A1 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A CATIONIC ANTIMICROBIAL AND AN ACIDIC GLYCOLIPID | LANXESS Corporation (US) | 2026-03-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-2026041619-A1 | RINSE-FREE CLEANSING COMPOSITION | AHET LTD (GB) | 2026-02-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2026041513-A1 | POLYGLYCEROL PARTIAL ESTERS OF SHORT-CHAIN CARBOXYLIC ACIDS | EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH (DE) | 2026-02-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-20260041094-A1 | Compositions Comprising an Antimicrobial Boosting Agent | SYMRISE AG (DE) | 2026-02-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4687820-A1 | MICROBIOME FRIENDLY SUBSTANCES AND MICROBIOME FRIENDLY COSMETIC FORMULATIONS | BASF SE (DE) | 2026-02-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12532883-B2 | Powder compositions comprising salts of C4 to C10 oxocarboxylic acids and of unsaturated or aromatic C6 to C10 carboxylic acids | COSPHATEC GMBH (DE) | 2026-01-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4616840-A2 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING (BIO)-ALKANEDIOLS WITH ANTIMICROBIALS FOR PRODUCT PROTECTION | Symrise AG (DE) | 2025-09-17 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20250270182-A1 | Composition Comprising an Antimicrobial Agent and an Alkyl Ketal Ester Compound | SYMRISE AG (DE) | 2025-08-28 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20120123168-A1 | PRODUCTION OF FUEL FROM CHEMICALS DERIVED FROM BIOMASS | ENLIGHTEN INNOVATIONS INC. (CA) | 2012-05-17 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-2317969-A1 | HAIR TREATMENT MEANS | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (DE) | 2011-05-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-2010026009-A1 | HAIR TREATMENT MEANS | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA (DE) | 2010-03-11 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-2065025-A2 | A preservative composition and its use, a method of preparing it and formulations containing it | Capelli, Cristina (IT) | 2009-06-03 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20090068219-A1 | Anti-wrinkle hormone-type cosmetic composition | 3LAB, INC. (US) | 2009-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-7416722-B2 | Concentrated, aqueous solutions of p-methoxybenzoic acid for use in cosmetic and dermatologic formulations | DR. STRAETMANS GMBH (DE) | 2008-08-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-1709955-B1 | Concentrated, aqueous solutions of p-methoxybenzoic acid for use in cosmetic and dermatological formulations | STRAETMANS GMBH DR (DE) | 2007-07-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20060229291-A1 | Concentrated, aqueous solutions of p-methoxybenzoic acid for use in cosmetic and dermatologic formulations | DR. STRAETMANS GMBH | 2006-10-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5031646-A | Levulinic acid salt | R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (US) | 1991-07-16 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4001409-A | ANTIBIOTICS | BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY (US) | 1977-01-04 | — | — | US | claimed |