Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
ABCC8ACEADORA1ADORA2AADORA2BADORA3ALDH5A1ALOX5ALOX5APATP4AATP4BBRAFCA1CA12CA2CA4CYSLTR1DHFRDPEP1EDNRAEDNRBESR2F10FDPSFGF1GABBR1GABBR2GABRA1GABRA2GABRA3GABRA4GABRA5GABRA6GABRB1GABRB2GABRB3GABRDGABREGABRG1GABRG2GABRG3GABRPGABRQGARTGNRHRGSC1HMGCRIMPDH1IMPDH2KCNJ11LY96NOD2NR3C1NS3NS4ANS5bP2RY1P2RY12P2RY2P2RY4P2RY6PBP2XPDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDK1PDK2PDK3PDK4PPARGPPATPTGIRPTGS1PTGS2RAF1RYR1RYR3SCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASERPINC1SLC12A1SLC12A3SYKTHRATHRBTLR3TLR4TLR9TUBA1ATUBA1BTUBA1CTUBA3CTUBA3ETUBA4ATUBBTUBB1TUBB2ATUBB2BTUBB3TUBB4ATUBB4BTUBB6TUBB8TYMSVKORC1XDHblablaIMP-1blaOXA-33blaOXA-58blaT-3blaT-4blaT-5blaT-6dacAdacBdacCfolAfolPfolP1ftsIfusAgaggyrAgyrBmecAmrcAmrcBmrdApbp1apbp1bpbp2pbp2apbp2bpbp3pbp4pbpApbpBpbpCpbpFpolponBrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmFrpmGrpmHrpmIrpmJrpoArpoBrpoCrpoZrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUykgMykgO
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Sorbic 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL41692 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL2353831 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.38) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL28680231 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.38) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL29963629 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.38) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL1759655 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.36) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL30195487 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.43) | — | |
| SCHEMBL416205 | 0.97 | ALDH1A1 (0.39) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL5328357 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.43) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL22284124 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.36) | — | |
| Sorbic Acid SCHEMBL28897020 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.36) | — |
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 16587 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-4739278-A1 | ANIMAL TREAT FOR ANIMAL ORAL HYGIENE | Dentalis Animal Health Inc. (CA) | 2026-05-13 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-122011999-A | Environment-friendly sealing glue for water supply network threading connector and preparation process thereof | 中交广州航道局有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2026088186-A1 | FERMENTED AND DEHYDRATED ALOE GEL PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF | YOSHAY IDO MOSHE (IL) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-20260114465-A1 | NOVEL METHOD OF PRODUCING BUTTER-LIKE PRODUCTS AND THE OBTAINABLE BUTTER-LIKE PRODUCTS | ARLA FOODS AMBA (DK) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4155079-B1 | WATER-BASED INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING AND INK CARTRIDGE | BROTHER IND LTD (JP) | 2026-04-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12600960-B2 | Xylanase variants | AB ENZYMES FINLAND OY (FI) | 2026-04-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12588649-B2 | Cat litter and the preparation method thereof | SHENZHEN YUTO PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (CN) | 2026-03-31 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4712792-A1 | A NOVEL FEED COMPOSITION | DSM IP Assets B.V. (NL) | 2026-03-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260071086-A1 | INKJET INK | KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC (JP) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-12568977-B2 | Leavening agents | Kudos Blend Ltd. (GB) | 2026-03-10 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-1033437-A | FORAGE ADDITIVE FOR PROMOTING GROWTH OF POULTRY AS WELL AS PREVENTING AND CURING DISEASES | ZHANGJIAKOU AGRICULTRURAL TRAI (CN) | 1989-06-21 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-4764390-A | Process for making microwavable shaped rice products | HEALTHY GRAINFOODS L.L.C. | 1988-08-16 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4592913-A | Mixture of sodium alginate, protein, starch and water | SUN FOOD CO., LTD. (JP) | 1986-06-03 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4425329-A | GLYCERYL ETHER | KAO SOAP CO., LTD. (JP) | 1984-01-10 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0025654-B1 | A WATER-IN-OIL TYPE COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND AN EMULSIFIER COMPOSITION | Kao Corporation (JP) | 1983-01-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4307125-A | Low fat butter-like spread | GAY-LEA FOODS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED (CA) | 1981-12-22 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0025654-A2 | A water-in-oil type cosmetic composition and an emulsifier composition | Kao Corporation (JP) | 1981-03-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4164569-A | PREVENTION OF DEACTIVATION BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION BY INCORPORATING SORBIC ACID OR ITS SALT | Chugau Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) | 1979-08-14 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4081555-A | LOWERED PH, BENZOATES OR SORBATES AS PRESERVATIVES | Marten, Roger (US) | 1978-03-28 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3937814-A | SORBIC ACID, PROPIONIC ACID | DIRIGO CORPORATION (US) | 1976-02-10 | — | — | US | claimed |