Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
ABL1ACEACHEACVR1ADRA1AADRA1BADRA1DADRA2AADRA2BADRA2CADRB1ADRB2ADRB3AGTR1ALKAVPR1AAVPR2BCHEBCRCA2CACNA1ACACNA1BCACNA1CCACNA1DCACNA1ECACNA1FCACNA1GCACNA1HCACNA1ICACNA1SCACNA2D1CACNA2D2CACNA2D3CACNA2D4CACNB1CACNB2CACNB3CACNB4CACNG1CACNG2CACNG3CACNG4CACNG5CACNG6CACNG7CACNG8CALCRLCASRCCR5CDK4CDK6CFBCHRM1CHRM2CHRM3CHRM4CHRM5CHRNA1CHRNA3CHRNA7CHRNB1CHRNB4CHRNDCHRNECHRNGCOXFA4COXFA4L2CRBNCSF1RCUL4ACYP19A1DDB1DPP4DRD1DRD2DRD3DRD4EDNRAEGFREML4ERBB2ERBB4ESR1ESR2FGFR1FGFR3FLT1FLT3FLT4GAAGABRA1GABRA2GABRA3GABRA4GABRA5GABRA6GABRB1GABRB2GABRB3GABRDGABREGABRG1GABRG2GABRG3GABRPGABRQGHSRGLAGNRHRGPD2GRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2BGRIN2CGRIN2DGRIN3AGRIN3BGSTP1HCN4HCRTR1HCRTR2HDAC1HDAC10HDAC11HDAC2HDAC3HDAC4HDAC5HDAC6HDAC7HDAC8HDAC9HRH1HRH2HRH3HSD11B1HSP90AA1HSP90AB1HTR1AHTR1BHTR1DHTR1EHTR1FHTR2AHTR2BHTR2CHTR3AHTR3BHTR3CHTR3DHTR3EHTR4HTR5AHTR6HTR7IMPDH1IMPDH2ITGA2BITGB3ITKJAK1JAK2KCNA1KCNA10KCNA2KCNA3KCNA4KCNA5KCNA6KCNA7KCNB1KCNB2KCNC1KCNC2KCNC3KCNC4KCND1KCND2KCND3KCNF1KCNG1KCNG2KCNG3KCNG4KCNH1KCNH2KCNH3KCNH4KCNH5KCNH6KCNH7KCNH8KCNJ2KCNJ3KCNJ5KCNK3KCNK9KCNQ1KCNQ2KCNQ3KCNQ4KCNQ5KCNS1KCNS2KCNS3KCNV1KCNV2KDRKITKLKB1LCKMMAOAMAOBMAPK14METMMP1MMP13MMP7MMP8MT-ND1MT-ND2MT-ND3MT-ND4MT-ND4LMT-ND5MT-ND6NDUFA1NDUFA10NDUFA11NDUFA12NDUFA13NDUFA2NDUFA3NDUFA5NDUFA6NDUFA7NDUFA8NDUFA9NDUFAB1NDUFAF1NDUFAF2NDUFAF3NDUFAF4NDUFB1NDUFB10NDUFB11NDUFB2NDUFB3NDUFB4NDUFB5NDUFB6NDUFB7NDUFB8NDUFB9NDUFC1NDUFC2NDUFS1NDUFS2NDUFS3NDUFS4NDUFS5NDUFS6NDUFS7NDUFS8NDUFV1NDUFV2NDUFV3NR3C1NS5ANTRK1NTRK2NTRK3ODC1OPRD1OPRK1OPRM1P2RY12PAHPARP1PDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDE5APDE7APDE7BPDE8APDE8BPDGFRAPDGFRBPIK3CAPIK3CDPNPPOLA1POLA2POLD1POLD2POLD3POLD4POLEPOLE2POLE3PPARGPRIM1PRIM2PRKCAPRKCBPRKCDPRKCEPRKCGPRKCHPRKCIPRKCQPRKCZPRKD1PRKD3PTGS1PTGS2RBX1RENRETROCK1ROCK2RPE65RRM1RRM2RRM2BS1PR1S1PR2S1PR3S1PR4S1PR5SCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASCNN1ASCNN1BSCNN1GSIGMAR1SLC18A2SLC6A1SLC6A2SLC6A3SLC6A4SLC9A3SRCTACR1TOP1TOP2ATOP2BTTRTYMPdacAdacBdacCembAfolAftsIgyrAgyrBmrcAmrcBmrdAparCparEpolrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplIrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmE2rpmFrpmGrpmG1rpmG2rpmG3rpmHrpmIrpmJrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUykgMykgO
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Melphalan. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | PTGS1 known ✓ | P23219 | 3/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | CHRM2 known ✓ | P08172 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | ADRA2A known ✓ | P08913 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | CHRM1 known ✓ | P11229 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | ACHE known ✓ | P22303 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | OPRM1 known ✓ | P35372 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | DRD3 known ✓ | P35462 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | SLC6A3 known ✓ | Q01959 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | KCNH2 known ✓ | Q12809 | 1/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | GABRA1 known ✓ | P14867 | 1/20 | 0.52 |
| ▸ | GABRA2 known ✓ | P47869 | 1/20 | 0.52 |
| ▸ | GABRB2 known ✓ | P47870 | 1/20 | 0.52 |
| ▸ | EGFR known ✓ | P00533 | 4/20 | 0.49 |
| ▸ | ERBB2 known ✓ | P04626 | 3/20 | 0.49 |
| ▸ | LCK known ✓ | P06239 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | HTR2A known ✓ | P28223 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | PTGS2 known ✓ | P35354 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | HDAC6 known ✓ | Q9UBN7 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | HIF1A | Q16665 | 6/20 | 0.97 |
| ▸ | CYP3A4 | P08684 | 3/20 | 0.97 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melphalan SCHEMBL11029192 | 1.00 | HIF1A (0.97) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Sarcolysin SCHEMBL2680958 | 1.00 | HIF1A (0.97) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Sarcolysin SCHEMBL28429173 | 0.98 | HIF1A (0.94) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Melphalan SCHEMBL563239 | 0.98 | HIF1A (1.00) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Melphalan SCHEMBL5325132 | 0.98 | HIF1A (1.00) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| (R)-Melphalan SCHEMBL5873 | 0.98 | HIF1A (1.00) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Melphalan SCHEMBL5872 | 0.98 | HIF1A (1.00) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Sarcolysin SCHEMBL414671 | 0.98 | HIF1A (1.00) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Melphalan SCHEMBL2723742 | 0.97 | HIF1A (0.97) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 | |
| Melphalan SCHEMBL4150935 | 0.97 | HIF1A (0.97) | HIF1ACYP3A4ALDH1A1SMN1; SMN2ALOX15 |
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 3341 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-20260132141-A1 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A ACTIVATORS | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED (US) | 2026-05-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260076872-A1 | POLYMER VIALS WITH SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BOTTOMS AND INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOLDING METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS LLC (US) | 2026-03-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4709378-A1 | COMPOUNDS FOR NOS-RELATED CANCERS AND METHODS OF USE | Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd. (IL) | 2026-03-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260027276-A1 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CHEMOTHERAPY COMPOUNDS FROM BLOOD | DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. (US) | 2026-01-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250352551-A1 | SUBSTITUTED 4-AMINOISOINDOLINE-1,3-DIONE COMPOUNDS AND SECOND ACTIVE AGENTS FOR COMBINED USE | CELGENE CORPORATION | 2025-11-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250242046-A1 | ALLOGENEIC HYPOIMMUNE BIOMIMETIC NANOVESICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER | MALCOLM THOMAS (US) | 2025-07-31 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250242092-A1 | SiOx BARRIER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE AND COATING PROCESS | SIO2 MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC (US) | 2025-07-31 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4081503-B1 | A PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MELPHALAN | INDENA SPA (IT) | 2025-07-30 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12364797-B2 | Apparatus for removing chemotherapy compounds from blood | DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. (US) | 2025-07-22 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-120142521-A | Method for detecting impurity content of D-melphalan in melphalan hydrochloride | 杭州国瑞生物科技有限公司 | 2025-06-13 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-1253921-A1 | TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH A COX-2 SELECTIVE INHIBITING DRUG | Merck & Co., Inc. (US) | 2002-11-06 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-6462017-B1 | THYMOSIN A1 IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHEMODRUG; MEDIATES LOSS OF APPETITE, LOSS OF SLEEP, FATIGUE, REDUCTION IN DAILY ACTIVITY, DECLINE IN OVERALL FEELING, DEPRESSION, NAUSEA AND VOMITING SIDE EFFECTS | SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 2002-10-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20010047022-A1 | Treatment or prevention of prostate cancer with a COX-2 selective inhibiting drug | MERCK & CO., INC. | 2001-11-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20010041713-A1 | Treatment or prevention of prostate cancer with a COX-2 selective inhibiting drug | WALDSTREICHER JOANNE (US) | 2001-11-15 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2001082949-A2 | METHOD OF REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY IN CANCER PATIENTS | SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (US) | 2001-11-08 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2001060365-A1 | TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH A COX-2 SELECTIVE INHIBITING DRUG | MERCK & CO., INC. (US) | 2001-08-23 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| WO-2001054688-A1 | TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH A COX-2 SELECTIVE INHIBITING DRUG | MERCK & CO., INC. (US) | 2001-08-02 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0317281-B1 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING MELPHALAN OR MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE, AS WELL AS MELPHALAN AND MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THEM | THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION LIMITED (GB) | 1992-12-30 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4997651-A | Melphalan, antitumor | BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO. | 1991-03-05 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0317281-A2 | Pharmaceutical formulations containing melphalan or melphalan hydrochloride, as well as melphalan and melphalan hydrochloride and processes for preparing them | THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION LIMITED (GB) | 1989-05-24 | — | — | EP | claimed |