Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
ACVR1ADORA1ADORA2AADORA2BADORA3ESR1ESR2FLT3GRIN1GRIN2AGRIN2BGRIN2CGRIN2DGRIN3AGRIN3BGSC1GSK3AGSK3BHRH1HRH2HTR7IDH1IDH2IMPA1IRAK1JAK1JAK2JAK3MEN1OPRM1P2RX3PDE5ASCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASIGMAR1SLC6A2SYKTACR1TOP2ATYK2
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Citric Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 14)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 2/20 | 0.81 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 1/20 | 0.50 |
| ▸ | HMGCR | P04035 | 1/20 | 0.39 |
| ▸ | CHRM1 | P11229 | 1/20 | 0.39 |
| ▸ | TBXA2R | P21731 | 1/20 | 0.39 |
| ▸ | ADRA1A | P35348 | 1/20 | 0.39 |
| ▸ | ACLY | P53396 | 3/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | CYP2D6 | P10635 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | CYP2C19 | P33261 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | HIF1A | Q16665 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | CPT2 | P23786 | 1/20 | 0.31 |
| ▸ | SLC13A5 | Q86YT5 | 1/20 | 0.30 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL9004291 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.81) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL28693270 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.81) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL27897065 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.81) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL28519870 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL4362561 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL4733350 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL365961 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL2572858 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL13684440 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL73056 | 0.98 | CA4 (0.77) | CA4ALDH1A1HMGCRCHRM1TBXA2R |
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 9681 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-121805475-B | Detection method of bromarol diamide in ginger | Shandong maker detection Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260138160-A1 | ANTI-FRICTION INTERLEAVING MATERIAL FOR GLASS AND GLASS COATINGS | ETAMORPHIC INC (US) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-122017257-A | Detection method and detection kit for oxidized low-density lipoprotein | 济南玖方生物科技有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260115225-A1 | Effervescent Laxative Composition | L PERRIGO COMPANY (US) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260108477-A1 | CYCLOBENZAPRINE TREATMENT FOR FIBROMYALGIA | TONIX PHARMA LTD (IE) | 2026-04-23 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4727587-A1 | INJECTABLE COMPOSITE DEPOT | DelSiTech Oy (FI) | 2026-04-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4720314-A1 | AAV PURIFICATION METHOD | Juno Therapeutics, Inc. (US) | 2026-04-08 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-12590187-B2 | Polymer composite capable of being quickly dissolved or dispersed in aqueous solvent and preparation method and application thereof | FUDAN UNIVERSITY (CN) | 2026-03-31 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4707350-A1 | TREATMENT LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR DYE PRINTING, INK SET, AND RECORDING METHOD | Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) | 2026-03-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3829311-B1 | CITRATE PERHYDRATES AND USES THEREOF | BIOREM ENG SA (CH) | 2026-03-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4444800-A | SOLVATION AGENT | L.D. SCHREIBER CHEESE CO., INC. (US) | 1984-04-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0013783-B1 | PROTECTION OF THE GASTRIC MUCOSAL LINING FROM DAMAGE BY ASPIRIN AND RELATED DRUGS | THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (AU) | 1984-04-04 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0011489-B1 | AN ANALGESIC EFFERVESCENT POWDER AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION | BEECHAM GROUP PLC (GB) | 1982-12-15 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4309408-A | ACETAMINOPHEN AND METOCLOPRAMIDE; ANALGESIC FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES | BEECHAM GROUP LIMITED (GB) | 1982-01-05 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4268694-A | HYDROLYSIS OF TETRAHALOCYCLOHEXANONE | FISONS LIMITED (GB) | 1981-05-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4260452-A | DEPITHING, PULPING | KRUEGER HORST | 1981-04-07 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0011489-A1 | An analgesic effervescent powder and process for its preparation | BEECHAM GROUP PLC (GB) | 1980-05-28 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4200586-A | Inhibiting the carbon-carbon double bond isomerization of substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon compounds | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (US) | 1980-04-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4057615-A | Method of tagging excipients with 99M technetium | COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (FR) | 1977-11-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4009114-A | ALKYL ARYL SULFONATES, ALKALI METAL SILICATES AND CARBONATES | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (US) | 1977-02-22 | — | — | US | claimed |