Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
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 3)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 3/20 | 0.89 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
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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 SCHEMBL9134521 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL9405236 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL150521 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL7783204 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL32679845 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL478324 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL7856492 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL11906202 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL21815384 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL478325 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 |
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 8407 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-121379932-B | Culture medium for high-density serum-free suspension culture of BHK-21 cells and application thereof | Zhongsheng tianxinhe (Wuxi) Biotechnology Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122071001-A | Catalyst and method for preparing organic carboxylic acid by catalytic oxidation of aldehyde | 万华化学集团股份有限公司 | 2026-05-22 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| WO-2026103385-A1 | INTEGRATED PREPARATION METHOD FOR IRON-BASED PHOSPHATE MATERIAL FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF SECONDARY BATTERY | 深圳珈钠能源科技有限公司 | 2026-05-21 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| CN-122004460-A | Anti-hypoxia composition containing saussurea involucrata culture and preparation method thereof | 山西康宝生物科技有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260071340-A1 | CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE CATALYST, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE | SK INNOVATION CO LTD (KR) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4707430-A2 | CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE, PREPARING METHOD OF CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE, WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM | SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (KR) | 2026-03-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-121583932-A | Current collector for non-negative electrode lithium metal battery, and preparation method and application thereof | 蜂巢能源科技股份有限公司 | 2026-02-27 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-4685871-A1 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE | Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CN) | 2026-01-28 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260022338-A1 | EDIBLE SCAFFOLDS FOR CULTURED MEAT PRODUCTION | NEXTURE BIO, INC. (US) | 2026-01-22 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4682980-A1 | PRECURSOR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE | Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CN) | 2026-01-21 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0078859-A1 | An antianaemic agent and a process for producing the same | Tanaka, Kentaro (JP) | 1983-05-18 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4362710-A | Feeds for baby pigs, process for preparing the same and method of breeding baby pigs | NISSAN GOSEI KOGYO CO., LTD. (JP) | 1982-12-07 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4361668-A | GROUP 2A OXIDE OR HYDROXIDE AND ORGANIC SALT OF IRON, COBALT OR MANGANESE | THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (US) | 1982-11-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4173453-A | Topical hair coloring formulation in the form of suspension, lotion and cream | CDC Research Inc. (US) | 1979-11-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4152211-A | Iron containing cell mass glucose isomerase preparation | NOVO INDUSTRI A/S (DK) | 1979-05-01 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4100211-A | AND A CHLORINE SOURCE, SOLID SOLUTION CATALYST | THE BF GOODRICH COMPANY (US) | 1978-07-11 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4052190-A | SUSTAINED-RELEASE PLANT FOOD | BURNISHINE PRODUCTS INC. (US) | 1977-10-04 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4030976-A | Process for preparing a product having a biological activity | ETABLISSEMENT ANI, CHEZ ME BECK, AVOCAT (FL) | 1977-06-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3951894-A | CHLORINE OR BROMINE ORGANIC FIRERETARDANT, ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE POLYMER | UNIROYAL INC. (US) | 1976-04-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3936445-A | FROM ISOXAZOLE, AN O-PHENYLENEDIAMINE AND AN IRON COMPOUND | BADISCHE ANILIN- & SODA-FABRIK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DT) | 1976-02-03 | — | — | US | claimed |