The alpha factor pheromone arrests yeast in the G1 phase of their cell cycle. Alpha Factor Mating Pheromone induces the expression of mating genes, changes in nuclear architecture, and polarzes growth toward the mating partner.

4-Hydroxy-L-(+)-2-苯基甘氨酸是一种肉毒碱棕榈酰转移酶-1 抑制剂。 4-Hydroxy-L-(+)-2-苯基甘氨酸可改善高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠的全身葡萄糖耐量和胰岛素敏感性。

p2Ca, a naturally processed peptide that derives from a ubiquitous enzyme, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, and is recognized in association with the class I MHC protein, Ld, by a CTL clone (2C).