Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
CACNA1CCACNA1DCACNA1FCACNA1SCSF1RDRD2FLT1FLT3FLT4HTR1BHTR1DHTR1FKDRKITMETOPRD1OPRK1OPRM1PDGFRAPDGFRBRET
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Malic 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 | 4/20 | 0.94 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 1/20 | 0.48 |
| ▸ | CTSL | P07711 | 1/20 | 0.44 |
| ▸ | SLC22A16 | Q86VW1 | 1/20 | 0.41 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.36 |
| ▸ | LMNA | P02545 | 1/20 | 0.34 |
| ▸ | CPT2 | P23786 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CPT1A | P50416 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | OR51E2 | Q9H255 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CYP3A4 | P08684 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | NFKB1 | P19838 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | NPSR1 | Q6W5P4 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
Click a target to see other patent compounds predicted against it — the reverse direction, in place.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL10906789 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL7574684 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL4269588 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL7569002 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL29094234 | 0.97 | CA4 (1.00) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL30697337 | 0.97 | CA4 (1.00) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL21815132 | 0.97 | CA4 (1.00) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL123089 | 0.97 | CA4 (1.00) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL11056334 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL11599545 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4CA2CTSLSLC22A16CASP1 |
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
Claimed or disclosed in 54 patents — showing the first 20. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP-60166643-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-60166643-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-61161239-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-52014720-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-52014721-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-52014721-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-52014720-A | — | — | None | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| WO-2026098867-A1 | OXIDATIVE HAIR BRIGHTENING BY MEANS OF PERSULFATE, DICARBOXYLIC ACID, AND CITRULLINE | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA (DE) | 2026-05-15 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| EP-4630123-A1 | MULTI-COMPONENT PACKAGING UNIT COMPRISING A FIRST PREPARATION (A) HAVING PEROXODISULPHATE, DI- OR TRICARBOXYLIC ACID AND AMINO ACID AND A SECOND PREPARATION (B) HAVING CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (DE) | 2025-10-15 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-4065236-B1 | METHOD FOR THE DECOLORIZATION OF KERATIN MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN DYED USING A PIGMENT | HENKEL AG & CO KGAA (DE) | 2025-06-11 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| US-20140271693-A1 | AQUEOUS LIQUID COMPOSITION | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCER IMMUNOLOGY, INC. (JP) | 2014-09-18 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20020045027-A1 | Anti-fog resin sheet, anti-fog agent and method article | DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC. (JP) | 2002-04-18 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-1184408-A2 | Anti-fog resin sheet, anti-fog agent and molded article | DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC. (JP) | 2002-03-06 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| JP-S61161239-A | PRODUCTION OF HYDRATED DISODIUM DL-MALATE | TAIYO KAGAKU KOGYO KK | 1986-07-21 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S60166643-A | PREPARATION OF DISODIUM DL-MALATE HYDRATE | TAIYO KAGAKU KOGYO KK | 1985-08-29 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S60166643-A | PREPARATION OF DISODIUM DL-MALATE HYDRATE | TAIYO KAGAKU KOGYO KK | 1985-08-29 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S5214720-A | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SODIUM MALATE HYDRATE | KAWASAKI KASEI CHEM LTD | 1977-02-03 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S5214720-A | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SODIUM MALATE HYDRATE | KAWASAKI KASEI CHEM LTD | 1977-02-03 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S5214721-A | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SODIUM MALATE HYDRATE | KAWASAKI KASEI CHEM LTD | 1977-02-03 | — | — | JP | disclosed |
| JP-S5214721-A | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SODIUM MALATE HYDRATE | KAWASAKI KASEI CHEM LTD | 1977-02-03 | — | — | JP | disclosed |