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 | 0.84 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.30 |
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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 SCHEMBL9778025 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL31644459 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.84) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL66313 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL21555662 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL3277654 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL23012792 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL9405236 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL20668544 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL338469 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4ALDH1A1CASP1 | |
| Citric Acid SCHEMBL28062573 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | 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
Claimed or disclosed in 18 patents. claimed = in the patent's claims; disclosed = body only.
| Patent | Title | Assignee | Published | Priority | Filing | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-2025133859-A1 | CYCLIC IRON (II) CITRATE MONOHYDRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR NUTRACEUTICAL AND/OR FOOD COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IT AND USES THEREOF IN THERAPY AND IN THE NUTRITIONAL FIELD | TI. FARMA SRL (IT) | 2025-06-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0814070-B1 | Match head formulations | SWEDISH MATCH UK LTD (GB) | 2001-10-17 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0814070-A1 | Match head formulations | Swedish Match UK Limited (GB) | 1997-12-29 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-2025133859-A1 | CYCLIC IRON (II) CITRATE MONOHYDRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR NUTRACEUTICAL AND/OR FOOD COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IT AND USES THEREOF IN THERAPY AND IN THE NUTRITIONAL FIELD | TI. FARMA SRL (IT) | 2025-06-26 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| WO-2025133859-A1 | CYCLIC IRON (II) CITRATE MONOHYDRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR NUTRACEUTICAL AND/OR FOOD COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IT AND USES THEREOF IN THERAPY AND IN THE NUTRITIONAL FIELD | TI. FARMA SRL (IT) | 2025-06-26 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| CN-117982534-A | Salt therapy composition, preparation method and application thereof | 四川死海极净呼吸环境科技有限公司 | 2024-05-07 | — | — | CN | disclosed |
| US-11643574-B2 | Adhesive devices and uses thereof | COHESYS INC. (CA) | 2023-05-09 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-11560580-B2 | Process for production of a solid material containing isomaltulose crystals and trehalulose | EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH (DE) | 2023-01-24 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| US-20210207079-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE MEDIA | MERCK PATENT GMBH (DE) | 2021-07-08 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-3216782-B1 | IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, METHOD FOR PREPARING IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, AND USES THEREOF | NPA NUCLEO DE PESQUISAS APLICADAS LTDA (BR) | 2021-06-02 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-3331986-B1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE MEDIA | MERCK PATENT GMBH (DE) | 2020-07-01 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| US-20200048672-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A SOLID MATERIAL CONTAINING ISOMALTULOSE CRYSTALS AND TREHALULOSE | EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH (DE) | 2020-02-13 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| WO-2018149707-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A SOLID MATERIAL CONTAINING ISOMALTULOSE CRYSTALS AND TREHALULOSE | EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH (DE) | 2018-08-23 | — | — | WO | disclosed |
| EP-3363909-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A SOLID MATERIAL CONTAINING ISOMALTULOSE CRYSTALS AND TREHALULOSE | Evonik Degussa GmbH (DE) | 2018-08-22 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| US-20180223250-A1 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE MEDIA | MERCK PATENT GMBH (DE) | 2018-08-09 | — | — | US | disclosed |
| EP-3216782-A1 | IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, METHOD FOR PREPARING IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING IRON AMINO ACID COMPOUNDS, AND USES THEREOF | NPA - Núcleo De Pesquisas Aplicadas LTDA. (BR) | 2017-09-13 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-0814070-B1 | Match head formulations | SWEDISH MATCH UK LTD (GB) | 2001-10-17 | — | — | EP | disclosed |
| EP-0814070-A1 | Match head formulations | Swedish Match UK Limited (GB) | 1997-12-29 | — | — | EP | disclosed |