Paraxanthine (1,7-dimethylxanthine), a metabolite of caffeine, is a central nervous stimulant and exerts anti-inflammatory effects. Paraxanthine functions as the antagonist of adenosine receptors A1 and A2a and has lower toxicity and lesser anxiogenic effects than caffeine. Also, paraxanthine acts as an inhibitor of nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and may have therapeutic potential in pulmonary inflammatory diseases such as COPD. In addition, paraxanthine, and some others metabolites of caffeine differed significantly between advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with poor and good survival in both discovery and validation phases. That is why was made a conclusion, that the identified small metabolites, including paraxanthine, may be useful biomarker candidates to help identify patients who may benefit from platinum-based chemotherapy.

Homoveratrylamine (3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine, DMPEA) is an analog of the major neurotransmitter dopamine where 3- and 4- position hydroxyl groups are replaced with methoxy groups. DMPEA is a metabolite of dopamine and is reported to be produced at elevated levels in patients with schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. DMPEA inhibited monoamine oxidase and demonstrated no peripheral and central antidopaminergic activity in vivo.

Iron oleate is a starting precursor or reaction intermediate, for producing nanoparticles with specific size and magnetic properties.

(+)-cis-Lamivudine is an enantiomer of lamivudine, considered to be impurity. Lamivudine is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor used alone or in combination with other classes of anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs in the treatment of HIV infection.

Quassin is the archetypal example of compounds from the quassinoids family. It is a naturally occurring metabolite of the quassia tree. It was first isolated in 1937 and is known to be one of the most bitter substances used in nature. It is safe to consume and is therefore used as a food additive. Quassia extracts are used as nutritional supplements to treat anorexia, constipation, and fever. Quassin has also been used in non-medicinal/non-nutritional products such as aftershaves, furniture polish, and insect mats.

Magnesium cyclamate was formerly approved as a food additive but is now banned (since 1969) as an artificial sweetener.

Desoxycorticosterone glucoside was studied in human in 1950th, where was shown, that intravenous injection of this compound did not narrow arterial-cerebral venous glucose difference. In no instance did cerebral venous blood sugar content surpass or approach arterial levels.

6-amino-penicillanic acid is a common parent amine of various penicillins. 6-amino-penicillinic acid possesses definite antibacterial properties but these are much lower order than these of benzylpenicillin. It is destroyed by penicillinase (Beta-lactamase). The first penicillins to appear as derivatives of 6-APA were in fact phenethicillin and propicillin.

Phenylmercuric propionate is used as a paint preservative. In addition, it is used as a preservative in cosmetics. It was reported, that phenylmercuric propionate used to sterilize bed lines in a hospital laundry produced contact urticarial and asthma.

3.beta-3-[2-(Diethylamino)ethoxy]androst-5-en-17-one hydrochloride or U18666A, an amphipathic cationic amine, is a cell permeable research tool drug that inhibits cholesterol synthesis and trafficking, and also a weak inhibitor of hedgehog (Hh) signaling. U18666A had been used in several models both in vivo and in vitro to mimic Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPC) and for assessing the importance of molecular trafficking through the lysosomal pathway in other conditions such as atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and prion infections. U18666A also provided animal models for such disorders as petite mal (absence) epilepsy and cataracts. U18666A inhibits the enzyme desmosterol reductase responsible for reducing the desmosterol in cholesterol biosynthesis, and also blocks LDL-(low density lipoprotein) cholesterol transport from the lysosomes into the endoplasmic reticulum thereby increasing the level of caveolina-1 located within the plasma membrane caveolae. U18666A was shown to be a potent antagonist of alpha4beta2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and may be useful as a tool in the functional characterization and pharmacological profiling of nAChRs.