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 SCHEMBL4394984 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL29355915 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL3958237 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL226552 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL6802741 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL191856 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL1938324 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL1939442 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL21611886 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL1939849 | 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 15592 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP-4748924-A2 | PERFUSION CULTURE METHOD | CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA (JP) | 2026-05-27 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| CN-121160469-B | Symbiotic system of single-star algae and chaetomium globosum as well as construction method and application thereof | SHANDONG PENGBO BIOTECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-121757996-B | Scale inhibition and sterilization water treatment material and preparation method thereof | Shaanxi Longyu International Technology Group Co.,Ltd. (CN) | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122091594-A | Microporous copper foil current collector for in-situ growth of carbon nanotubes and preparation method and application thereof | — | 2026-05-26 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122074040-A | Device and method for sensitive biological sample storage | 安必恩生物科学公司 | 2026-05-22 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260139154-A1 | CMP SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR POLISHING PATTERNED TUNGSTEN WAFER AND METHOD OF POLISHING PATTERNED TUNGSTEN WAFER USING THE SAME | SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. (KR) | 2026-05-21 | — | — | US | claimed |
| CN-117920358-B | Liquid-phase high-sulfur-capacity catalyst and preparation, application and regeneration method thereof | 中国石油化工股份有限公司 | 2026-05-19 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122070009-A | CMP slurry composition for polishing patterned tungsten wafer and method for polishing patterned tungsten wafer using the same | 三星SDI株式会社 | 2026-05-19 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-121269668-B | Preparation method of high-compaction lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material | 安徽鑫钠新材料科技有限公司 | 2026-05-15 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122032639-A | Preparation method of bisphenol A hydrogenation catalyst and bisphenol A hydrogenation catalyst | 中国石油天然气股份有限公司 | 2026-05-15 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-0051038-A1 | Green colored polyester | THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (US) | 1982-05-05 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4294726-A | Catalyst for the purification of exhaust gases of internal combustion engines | DEUTSCHE GOLD-UND SILBER-SCHEIDEANSTALT VORMALS ROESSLER (DE) | 1981-10-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4250250-A | Photographic process | MITA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED (JP) | 1981-02-10 | — | — | 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-4173515-A | FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE, ESCULIN HYDROLYSATE, ANTIBIOTIC INHIBITOR | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION (US) | 1979-11-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4171379-A | ELEMENTAL IRON, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, FATS, CLAYS, AND A PHOSPHORUS SOURCE | RALSTON PURINA COMPANY (US) | 1979-10-16 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4152211-A | Iron containing cell mass glucose isomerase preparation | NOVO INDUSTRI A/S (DK) | 1979-05-01 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4142991-A | TITANIUM TRICHLORIDE | STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY (US) | 1979-03-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4049494-A | Vaccine production process | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (US) | 1977-09-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-3951894-A | CHLORINE OR BROMINE ORGANIC FIRERETARDANT, ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE POLYMER | UNIROYAL INC. (US) | 1976-04-20 | — | — | US | claimed |