Methyl nomilinate from citrus can modulate cell cycle regulators to induce cytotoxicity in human colon cancer (SW480) cells in vitro.

24-dinitrophenol is a toxic dye chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid) used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation.

2,6-Dimethoxyphenol is a natural product and can be used for the measurement of laccase activity.