Glycolic Acid

Glycolic Acid

SCHEMBL47925

O=C([O-])CO.[Na+]

nearest known ligand 0.00

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Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism

ABCC8ACEADORA1ADORA2AADORA2BADORA3ALDH5A1ALOX5ALOX5APATP4AATP4BBRAFCA1CA12CA2CA4CYSLTR1DHFRDPEP1EDNRAEDNRBESR2F10FDPSFGF1GABBR1GABBR2GABRA1GABRA2GABRA3GABRA4GABRA5GABRA6GABRB1GABRB2GABRB3GABRDGABREGABRG1GABRG2GABRG3GABRPGABRQGARTGNRHRGSC1HMGCRIMPDH1IMPDH2KCNJ11LY96NOD2NR3C1NS3NS4ANS5bP2RY1P2RY12P2RY2P2RY4P2RY6PBP2XPDE3APDE3BPDE4APDE4BPDE4CPDE4DPDK1PDK2PDK3PDK4PPARGPPATPTGIRPTGS1PTGS2RAF1RYR1RYR3SCN10ASCN11ASCN1ASCN2ASCN3ASCN4ASCN5ASCN7ASCN8ASCN9ASERPINC1SLC12A1SLC12A3SYKTHRATHRBTLR3TLR4TLR9TUBA1ATUBA1BTUBA1CTUBA3CTUBA3ETUBA4ATUBBTUBB1TUBB2ATUBB2BTUBB3TUBB4ATUBB4BTUBB6TUBB8TYMSVKORC1XDHblablaIMP-1blaOXA-33blaOXA-58blaT-3blaT-4blaT-5blaT-6dacAdacBdacCfolAfolPfolP1ftsIfusAgaggyrAgyrBmecAmrcAmrcBmrdApbp1apbp1bpbp2pbp2apbp2bpbp3pbp4pbpApbpBpbpCpbpFpolponBrplArplBrplCrplDrplErplFrplJrplKrplLrplMrplNrplOrplPrplQrplRrplSrplTrplUrplVrplWrplXrplYrpmArpmBrpmCrpmDrpmErpmFrpmGrpmHrpmIrpmJrpoArpoBrpoCrpoZrpsArpsBrpsCrpsDrpsErpsFrpsGrpsHrpsIrpsJrpsKrpsLrpsMrpsNrpsOrpsPrpsQrpsRrpsSrpsTrpsUykgMykgO

The experimentally established mechanism targets of Glycolic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.

⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.

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.

Compoundsimilaritytop predictedshared targets
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL28544338 1.00 CA4 (0.57)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL16874984 1.00 CA4 (0.57)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL2907528 1.00 CA4 (0.57)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL1165244 0.96
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL8372063 0.96 CA4 (0.53)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL16029754 0.96 CA4 (0.54)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL9053898 0.96
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL9053896 0.96 CA4 (0.53)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL16029747 0.96 CA4 (0.53)
Glycolic Acid SCHEMBL10804581 0.96 CA4 (0.53)

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 6646 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-122080373-A High-performance bio-based recyclable thermoplastic elastomer, preparation method thereof and selective depolymerization recovery 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122081117-A Method for producing single cell protein by utilizing mixed flora 2026-05-26 CN claimed
CN-122036502-A Continuous production process of acetoxyacetyl chloride 内蒙古圣氏化学股份有限公司 2026-05-15 CN claimed
CN-122006522-A High-flux high-salt polyamide nanofiltration membrane and preparation method thereof 杭州水处理技术研究开发中心有限公司 2026-05-12 CN claimed
CN-122011908-A Nontoxic environment-friendly water-based protective coating and preparation method thereof 中华制漆(深圳)有限公司 2026-05-12 CN claimed
US-20260115142-A1 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING ROSUVASTATIN AND ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND USES THEREOF LABORATORIOS SILANES S A DE C V (MX) 2026-04-30 US claimed
US-20260091007-A1 PHARMACEUTICAL TOPICAL FORMULATIONS OF LIDOCAINE AND KETAMINE SOIN AMOL (US) 2026-04-02 US claimed
US-20260069910-A1 ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING THE SAME TO PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST WILDFIRE MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) 2026-03-12 US claimed
US-20260069911-A1 ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, SOLUTIONS AND POWDERS, AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIRE PROTECTED WOOD PRODUCTS MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) 2026-03-12 US claimed
US-20260048289-A1 ENVIRONMENTALLY-SAFE WATER-BASED FIRE RETARDANT BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FORMULATED USING ALKALI METAL SALTS, FREE FROM PHOSPHATES, NITRATES, AND AMMONIUM-SALTS, FOR NON-CORROSIVE AERIAL AND GROUND DELIVERY ONTO PROPERTY REQUIRING LONG-TERM PROTECTION AGAINST WILDFIRE MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) 2026-02-19 US claimed
US-4246343-A POTENTIOMETRICALLY MEASURING CHARGE INTERACTION OF ACCUMULATED BACTERIA AND ELECTRODES IN CONTACT WITH CULTURE MEDIUM UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (US) 1981-01-20 US claimed
US-4243690-A STEAMING A NONKNEADED MIXTURE OF FLOUR AND WATER TO OBTAIN A 60-80% GLUTEN-A-CONVERSION; STORAGE STABILITY KANEBO FOODS LTD. (JP) 1981-01-06 US claimed
US-4243689-A Non-fried instant cooking dry noodles and a method for producing such noodles KANEBO FOODS LTD. (JP) 1981-01-06 US claimed
US-4233107-A ETCHING ELECTROLESS DEPOSIT OF NICKEL-PHOSPHORUS ALLOY WITH NITRIC ACID THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (US) 1980-11-11 US claimed
EP-0018219-A1 Preparation of an ultra-black coating due to surface morphology THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as represented by the Secretary United States Department of Commerce (US) 1980-10-29 EP claimed
US-4221832-A COATING WITH METAL CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES-CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN DE METALLURGIE (BE) 1980-09-09 US claimed
US-4151161-A DEMETALLIZATION CANADA PACKERS LIMITED (CA) 1979-04-24 US claimed
US-4029606-A ACYL-POLYHYDROXY CARBOXYLATE LION FAT & OIL CO., LTD. (JA) 1977-06-14 US claimed
US-4009078-A Detecting the presence of microorganisms THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (US) 1977-02-22 US claimed
US-3985871-A ANTIPLASMIN INHIBITION; VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL FATS, ALIPHATIC ACIDS CRINOS INDUSTRIA FARMACOBIOLOGICA S.P.A. (IT) 1976-10-12 US claimed