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 12)
| gene | UniProt | supporting neighbours | confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ | CA4 | P22748 | 4/20 | 0.94 |
| ▸ | CTSL | P07711 | 1/20 | 0.46 |
| ▸ | CA2 | P00918 | 1/20 | 0.43 |
| ▸ | SLC22A16 | Q86VW1 | 1/20 | 0.42 |
| ▸ | CPT2 | P23786 | 1/20 | 0.34 |
| ▸ | CPT1A | P50416 | 1/20 | 0.34 |
| ▸ | SMN1; SMN2 | Q16637 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | MEN1 | O00255 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | LDHA | P00338 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | BLM | P54132 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | KMT2A | Q03164 | 1/20 | 0.33 |
| ▸ | CASP1 | P29466 | 1/20 | 0.32 |
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 SCHEMBL29817862 | 1.00 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL22797824 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL1813216 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL11599545 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL10524037 | 0.97 | CA4 (0.89) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL20994738 | 0.94 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL21815634 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL5013575 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL21815132 | 0.94 | CA4 (1.00) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL121544 | 0.94 | CA4 (0.94) | CA4CTSLCA2SLC22A16CPT2 |
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 3211 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-122010160-A | Method for synthesizing calcium sulfate nanorod by morphology regulation and control of waste gypsum, calcium sulfate nanorod and application thereof, supported aromatic nitro hydrogenation catalyst and preparation method thereof | 中南大学 | 2026-05-12 | — | — | CN | claimed |
| US-20260070797-A1 | PREPARATION METHOD AND USE OF FUNCTION TYPE ACTIVE ALUMINOSILICATE | FUZHOU UNIVERSITY (CN) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260069910-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING THE SAME TO PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST WILDFIRE | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260069911-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, SOLUTIONS AND POWDERS, AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIRE PROTECTED WOOD PRODUCTS | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-03-12 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260048289-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-SAFE WATER-BASED FIRE RETARDANT BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FORMULATED USING ALKALI METAL SALTS, FREE FROM PHOSPHATES, NITRATES, AND AMMONIUM-SALTS, FOR NON-CORROSIVE AERIAL AND GROUND DELIVERY ONTO PROPERTY REQUIRING LONG-TERM PROTECTION AGAINST WILDFIRE | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-02-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4687476-A1 | HOLLOW FIBRES | IP Ventures GmbH (CH) | 2026-02-11 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260014403-A1 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN WATER-BASED FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, SOLUTIONS, POWDERS AND METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIRE PROTECTED WOOD AND ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS | MIGHTY FIRE BREAKER LLC (US) | 2026-01-15 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-20260014404-A1 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, LP (US) | 2026-01-15 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2025264733-A1 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, LP (US) | 2025-12-26 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-3639666-B1 | USE OF LECITHINS AS A BIOCIDE AGAINST ARTHROPODS | MARTIN BRETONES GERMAN (ES) | 2025-12-17 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-5120801-A | Impact strength, ductility | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (US) | 1992-06-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5050622-A | Cigarette | R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (US) | 1991-09-24 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-5000897-A | Copolymerization of polyamides and polyethers after blending for improved impact strength | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (US) | 1991-03-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4772749-A | Process for the recovery of malic acid | DEGUSSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DE) | 1988-09-20 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4581235-A | YEAST, AN EDIBLE ACID, A BUFFER A NITROGEN PRODUCING COMPOUND, ANDFLAVORINGS | Hoskins, George W. (CA) | 1986-04-08 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4506684-A | PRECIPITATION OF METAL SALTS | PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED (US) | 1985-03-26 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4406882-A | GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID, ESTER DERIVATIVES | BIOREX LABORATORIES LIMITED (GB) | 1983-09-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4215040-A | RECOVERING VEGETABLE SEED PROTEIN USING ORGANIC CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (US) | 1980-07-29 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4124636-A | CRYSTALLIZATION FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF L-MALIC ACID AND POTASSIUM ION | TANABE SEIYAKU CO., LTD. (JP) | 1978-11-07 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4066793-A | Seasoning composition and preparation thereof | AJINOMOTO CO., INC. (JA) | 1978-01-03 | — | — | US | claimed |