Known targets — ChEMBL curated mechanism
The experimentally established mechanism targets of Terephthalic Acid. The predicted profile below is derived independently by chemical similarity — agreement is a validation signal, a miss is honest.
Predicted protein targets (top 20)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | TSHR | P16473 | 3/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | TP53 | P04637 | 1/20 | 0.55 |
| ▸ | SRD5A2 | P31213 | 4/20 | 0.48 |
| ▸ | CA1 | P00915 | 2/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 2/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA12 | O43570 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA3 | P07451 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | TYR | P14679 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | DRD1 | P21728 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA6 | P23280 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA5A | P35218 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA7 | P43166 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA9 | Q16790 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA14 | Q9ULX7 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA5B | Q9Y2D0 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | ALDH1A1 | P00352 | 2/20 | 0.45 |
| ▸ | KMT2A | Q03164 | 2/20 | 0.44 |
| ▸ | ALOX15 | P16050 | 1/20 | 0.44 |
| ▸ | TPMT | P51580 | 1/20 | 0.44 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL31485057 | 1.00 | TSHR (0.55) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL2206532 | 0.96 | TSHR (0.50) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL27707378 | 0.96 | TSHR (0.50) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL28820897 | 0.96 | TSHR (0.50) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL17797781 | 0.91 | TSHR (0.58) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2ALDH1A1KMT2A | |
| Benzoic Acid SCHEMBL532786 | 0.91 | TSHR (0.58) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2ALDH1A1KMT2A | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL14657242 | 0.90 | USP2 (0.53) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL6442298 | 0.90 | KMT2A (0.55) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2KMT2A | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL9862718 | 0.89 | KMO (0.47) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 | |
| Terephthalic Acid SCHEMBL27981592 | 0.86 | TSHR (0.40) | TSHRTP53SRD5A2CA1CA2 |
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 4242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN-120590687-B | Flame retardant additive, polyester resin composition containing flame retardant additive and application of flame retardant additive | 辽宁金发生物材料有限公司 | 2026-05-22 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122011702-A | Polyester resin composition and preparation method thereof | 江苏欣宝科技股份有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| CN-122029225-A | Flame retardant compositions with improved electrical properties and hydrolytic stability | 科莱恩国际有限公司 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| EP-4522686-B1 | CREEP-RESISTANT POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS | ENVALIOR DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (DE) | 2026-05-06 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3585833-B1 | EFFICIENT PHOSPHOROUS STABILISERS BASED ON DIPHENYLAMINE AND HETEROCYCLIC DIPHENYLAMINE DERIVATIVES | FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG (DE) | 2026-04-01 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260085164-A1 | HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH POLYMER THIN FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF | YANGZHOU NANOPORE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD. (CN) | 2026-03-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20250349904-A1 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, BATTERY, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED (CN) | 2025-11-13 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-3658616-B1 | HALOGEN-FREE SULPHONIC ACID ESTER AND/OR SULPHINIC ACID ESTER AS FLAME RETARDANT, FLAME RETARDANT SYNERGISTS AND RADICAL GENERATORS IN PLASTICS | FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG (DE) | 2025-10-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4632931-A1 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND BATTERY AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CN) | 2025-10-15 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20250304767-A1 | CREEP-RESISTANT POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS | ENVALIOR DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (DE) | 2025-10-02 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0712899-A1 | Hydrolytic stable glass fiber reinforced polyester resins | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (US) | 1996-05-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0591391-B1 | PEELABLE SEAL COMPOSITIONS | DU PONT (US) | 1995-07-12 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0644226-A1 | EASILY TEARABLE FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. (JP) | 1995-03-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0591391-A1 | PEELABLE SEAL COMPOSITIONS. | DU PONT (US) | 1994-04-13 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0542464-A1 | Polycarbonate resin composition | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (US) | 1993-05-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-1993000403-A1 | PEELABLE SEAL COMPOSITIONS | E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (US) | 1993-01-07 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0502960-A1 | FILM LAMINATE | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1992-09-16 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-5034263-A | Polyesters | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1991-07-23 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-1991008107-A1 | FILM LAMINATE | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1991-06-13 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-4146674-A | FOR PILLOWS | BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) | 1979-03-27 | — | — | US | claimed |