Acetyl phosphate is a compound involved in taurine and hypotaurine metabolism as well as pyruvate metabolism.

1-Methyl-2-(methylthio)imidazole is an impurity of Methimazole, a thiourea antithyroid agent that prevents iodine organification, thus inhibiting the synthesis of thyroxine.

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