Dihydroxyacetone

Dihydroxyacetone

SCHEMBL70

O=C(CO)CO

nearest known ligand 0.00

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⚠ 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.

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 42099 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-119390598-B Triglyceride-like ionizable lipid, and preparation method and application thereof SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY (CN) 2026-05-26 CN claimed
WO-2026104376-A1 A COSMETIC APPLICATOR UBEAUTY GLOBAL (GB) 2026-05-21 WO claimed
WO-2026107335-A1 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HEPATIC DISEASES BY INHIBITING EFHD1 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION (US) 2026-05-21 WO claimed
CN-122055374-A Lipid compounds and compositions for tissue-specific delivery of active substances 韩国生命工学研究院 2026-05-15 CN claimed
US-20260130837-A1 SPF BOOSTER AND SUNCARE FORMULATIONS INCLUDING SAME DOW SILICONES CORP (US) 2026-05-14 US claimed
CN-116445312-B Yarrowia lipolytica genetically engineered bacterium for producing erythritol by utilizing glycerol 华东理工大学 2026-05-12 CN claimed
EP-3600224-B1 SKIN CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A TERPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF ISP INVESTMENTS LLC (US) 2026-05-06 EP claimed
WO-2026089857-A1 METHOD OF PREPARING AND USING A SKIN CARE COMPOSITION DOW SILICONES CORPORATION (US) 2026-04-30 WO claimed
WO-2026089856-A1 METHOD OF PREPARING AND USING A SKIN CARE FORMULATION DOW SILICONES CORPORATION (US) 2026-04-30 WO claimed
EP-4731644-A1 GLYCATED PROTEINS Pnuvax, Inc. (CA) 2026-04-29 EP claimed
EP-0000341-A1 Process for preparing practically pure 1-amino-8-nitro-4,5-dihydroxy anthraquinone BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE) 1979-01-24 EP claimed
US-4080325-A REACTING TETRAAMINOPYRIMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE WITH DIHYDROXYACETONE, MULTISTAGE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE 1978-03-21 US claimed
US-4076589-A GLYCEROL, YEAST OR FISH HYDROLYSATE, WATER SCHERING CORPORATION (US) 1978-02-28 US claimed
US-4049795-A INJECTING SOLUTION OF DIHYDROXY ACETONE IN GLUCOSE-WATER CENTRE D'ETUDES EXPERIMENTALES ET CLINIQUES DE PHYSIO BIOLOGIE DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET D'EUTONOLOGIE (FR) 1977-09-20 US claimed
US-4024193-A Homogeneous hydrogenation process ICI UNITED STATES INC. (US) 1977-05-17 US claimed
US-3997346-A Method for stabilizing the image of a thermally developable photosensitive material FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. (JA) 1976-12-14 US claimed
US-3989703-A Process of preparing N[p-{[(2,4-diamino-6-pteridyl)-methyl]N10 -methylamino}-benzoyl]-glutamic acid INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC (RU) 1976-11-02 US claimed
US-3965191-A FROM DIHYDROXYACETONE AND ALKANOL, CATION EXCHANGE RESIN PFIZER INC. (US) 1976-06-22 US claimed
US-3957745-A FLAVORING AND FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONS UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (US) 1976-05-18 US claimed
US-3948883-A Synthesis of purine nucleosides THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES (US) 1976-04-06 US claimed