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.
⚠ Novel chemotype — no close known analogue (best Tanimoto < 0.3). Unexplored chemical space relative to ChEMBL.
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 SCHEMBL30036315 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL14125844 | 1.00 | SMN1; SMN2 (1.00) | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL29410671 | 1.00 | SMN1; SMN2 (1.00) | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL31673489 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL89131 | 1.00 | SMN1; SMN2 (1.00) | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL256122 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL28355917 | 1.00 | SMN1; SMN2 (1.00) | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL31673494 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL856 | 1.00 | — | — | |
| Malic Acid SCHEMBL30036864 | 1.00 | — | — |
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 4999 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-12630520-B2 | Left-handed bicyclic morpholine and salt thereof, preparation method therefor, pharmaceutical composition, and use | INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (CN) | 2026-05-19 | — | — | US | claimed |
| WO-2026086809-A1 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 3- [ (3AS, 6AR) -5- {5-CHLORO-2- [ (1-METHYL-1H-PYRAZOL-4-YL) AMINO] PYRIMIDIN-4-YL} -3A-METHYL-OCTAHYDROPYRROLO [3, 4-C] PYRROLE-2-YL] -3-OXOPROPIONITRILE | BEIJING INNOCARE PHARMA TECH CO., LTD. (CN) | 2026-04-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-3727203-B1 | FIBER BUNDLE REINFORCED BIOCOMPOSITE MEDICAL IMPLANTS | OSSIO LTD (IL) | 2026-04-22 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260098027-A1 | PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT AND CRYSTAL FORM OF TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD | JIANGSU HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICALS CO LTD (CN) | 2026-04-09 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-3426312-B1 | SURFACE TREATED BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL, MEDICAL IMPLANTS COMPRISING SAME AND METHODS OF TREATMENT THEREOF | OSSIO LTD (IL) | 2026-03-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4223273-B1 | CELLULOSIC PARTICLE | FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP (JP) | 2026-01-28 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-20260022091-A1 | POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF (R)-OXYBUTYNIN HYDROCHLORIDE | APNIMED INC DELAWARE (US) | 2026-01-22 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-4472430-B1 | SUNFLOWER OLEOSOME CONCENTRATE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT | CARGILL INC (US) | 2025-11-26 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-4249069-B1 | AQUEOUS FORMULATION COMPRISING 1-(4-{[4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PIPERIDIN-1-YL]CARBONYL}PHENYL)-3-[4-(4,6-DIMORPHOLIN-4-YL-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL)PHENYL]UREA | PFIZER (US) | 2025-11-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-3806648-B1 | NON-VITAL WHEAT PROTEIN AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS | ROQUETTE FRERES (FR) | 2025-11-12 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-1991002808-A1 | PREPARATION OF D-MALIC ACID OR DERIVATIVE | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1991-03-07 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| US-4912042-A | Incubation, separation of mixture | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (US) | 1990-03-27 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0326583-A1 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES HAVING HYDROPHOBIC COMPONENT. | ALLIED CORP (US) | 1989-08-09 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0322895-A2 | Methods and compositions for electroless plating of magnetic recording media | DOMAIN TECHNOLOGY (US) | 1989-07-05 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| WO-1988004557-A1 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES HAVING HYDROPHOBIC COMPONENT | ALLIED CORPORATION (US) | 1988-06-30 | — | — | WO | claimed |
| EP-0139576-A2 | Bioresorbable polyesters and polyester composites | The Children's Medical Center Corporation (US) | 1985-05-02 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| US-4514389-A | PHOSPHATE-CONTAINING HYDROCALCITE; ANTIULCER AGENTS; STORAGE STABILITY | KYOWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD. (JP) | 1985-04-30 | — | — | US | claimed |
| US-4481353-A | SURGICAL SUTURES | THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (US) | 1984-11-06 | — | — | US | claimed |
| EP-0059775-B1 | INFUSION SOLUTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LIVER AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF ITS FUNCTIONING, AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION | Leopold & Co. Chem. pharm. Fabrik Gesellschaft m.b.H. (AT) | 1984-09-19 | — | — | EP | claimed |
| EP-0040364-A1 | Gastric antacid and method for controlling pH of gastric juice | KYOWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (JP) | 1981-11-25 | — | — | EP | claimed |