2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid

2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid

SCHEMBL76332

O=C(O)c1ccccc1C(=O)c1ccccc1

nearest known ligand 1.00 ✓ in ChEMBL — recovers established targets

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Predicted protein targets (top 20)

geneUniProtsupporting neighboursconfidence
AKR1C3 P42330 3/20 1.00
CDC25B P30305 3/20 0.76
ATM Q13315 2/20 0.76
NR4A1 P22736 1/20 0.73
ALDH1A1 P00352 4/20 0.70
ALOX15 P16050 1/20 0.70
CDC25A P30304 1/20 0.69
HSD17B10 Q99714 1/20 0.69
KDM4E B2RXH2 1/20 0.67
POLB P06746 1/20 0.66
GAA P10253 1/20 0.61
MAPT P10636 1/20 0.61
SRD5A2 P31213 1/20 0.58
CA1 P00915 1/20 0.58
CA2 P00918 1/20 0.58
CA9 Q16790 1/20 0.58
MYC P01106 1/20 0.56
CYP2C8 P10632 1/20 0.55
CYP2C9 P11712 1/20 0.55
HSP90AA1 P07900 1/20 0.55

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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.

Compoundsimilaritytop predictedshared targets
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL30296847 1.00 AKR1C3 (1.00) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL7768301 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL11577549 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL1525895 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL10979285 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL3791911 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL9317427 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL11691784 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL9562236 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1
2-Benzoylbenzoic Acid SCHEMBL28641623 0.98 AKR1C3 (0.95) AKR1C3CDC25BATMNR4A1ALDH1A1

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 11245 patents — a generic fragment claimed broadly, so it's down-weighted as IP noise. Top by claim status then date:

PatentTitleAssigneePublishedPriorityFilingCountryStatus
CN-122070315-A Freshwater biodegradable water-dispersible sulfopolyesters 伊士曼化工公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
CN-122070479-A Ultrasonic indicating device and method for monitoring ultrasonic treatment JP实验室股份有限公司 2026-05-19 CN claimed
US-20260078158-A1 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CXCL10-DERIVED PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION (US) 2026-03-19 US claimed
EP-3916033-B1 ONE COMPONENT (1K) COMPOSITION BASED ON EPOXY RESIN HENKEL AG & CO KGAA (DE) 2025-10-29 EP claimed
US-12440607-B2 Multifunctional crosslinkers: compounds, compositions, and products thereof BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED (US) 2025-10-14 US claimed
EP-3902571-B1 RADIATION STERILIZATION RESISTANT ADHESIVE SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY (US) 2025-08-27 EP claimed
US-20250187036-A1 METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL EFFECT LAYERS COMPRISING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETIZABLE PIGMENT PARTICLES AND EXHIBITING ONE OR MORE INDICIA SICPA HOLDING SA (CH) 2025-06-12 US claimed
WO-2025096409-A1 FRESHWATER BIODEGRADABLE WATER DISPERSIBLE SULFOPOLYESTERS EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (US) 2025-05-08 WO claimed
US-12291598-B2 Pressure sensitive adhesives made from UV curing of plant oil-based polyesters OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (US) 2025-05-06 US claimed
CN-115925541-B Preparation method of methyl o-benzoyl benzoate 内蒙古久日新材料有限公司 2025-05-02 CN claimed
US-4185024-A Nitric acid process for the manufacture of anthraquinone from o-benzyl-toluene BERGWERKSVERBAND GMBH (DE) 1980-01-22 US claimed
US-4122089-A Aminothiofluoran compounds, process for the production thereof, and recording elements containing the same SANKIO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (JP) 1978-10-24 US claimed
US-4113895-A RADIATION CURING, EPOXIDE AMERICAN CAN COMPANY (US) 1978-09-12 US claimed
US-4105806-A Photoinitiator free inks and method AMERICAN CAN COMPANY (US) 1978-08-08 US claimed
US-4093577-A ESTERIFYING WITH AN UNSATURATED FATTY ACID A RESIN PRODUCED FROM A DIALKYLAMINOBENZOIC ACID OR A CARBOXY-CONTAINING BENZOPHENONE WITH A POLYBASIC ACID AND A POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOL TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (JA) 1978-06-06 US claimed
US-4067791-A BIS/DIETHYLAMINO/BENZOPHENONE AND BENZOYLBENZOIC ACID ESTER AS PHO OINITIATORS TOYO INK MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (JA) 1978-01-10 US claimed
US-4045456-A Manufacture of anthraquinones BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DT) 1977-08-30 US claimed
US-4008138-A Photopolymerizable compounds and compositions comprising the product of the reaction of a monocarboxy-substituted benzophenone with a resin SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION (US) 1977-02-15 US claimed
US-4004998-A Photopolymerizable compounds and compositions comprising the product of the reaction of a hydroxy-containing ester and a monocarboxy-substituted benzophenone SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION (US) 1977-01-25 US claimed
US-3994920-A APPETITE SUPPRESSANT, ANTIDEPRESSANT AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION (US) 1976-11-30 US claimed