Potash (Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate), a component of Kompensan-S Forte in Germany, is a basic inorganic salt that acts by neutralizing hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions. Kompensan-S Forte is slowly solubilized in the stomach and reacts with hydrochloric acid to form aluminum chloride and water. It also inhibits the action of pepsin by increasing the pH and via adsorption. Cytoprotective effects may occur through increases in bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) and prostaglandins.

Indisulam (also known as E7070) is a sulfonamide derivative patented by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai Co. as antitumor agent. Indisulam inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK), which regulate cell cycle progression and are usually over-expressed in cancerous cells. Inhibition of CDK results in G1/S phase arrest of the cell cycle, and may lead to induction of apoptosis and inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. Preclinical and clinical studies have established the synergy of indisulam with nucleoside analogs as well as topoisomerase inhibitors. These combinations were tolerated with acceptable toxicities, including diarrhea, vomiting, and myelosuppression. In Phase II clinical trials Combination of indisulam with DNA‐damaging agent (idarubicin) and nucleoside analog (cytarabine) in patients with relapsed and refractory AML is effective and largely well tolerated.

U-104 is an inhibitor of CA IX that binds only to CA IX under hypoxic conditions in vivo. The binding results in significant inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis formation in both spontaneous and experimental models of metastasis. U-104 reduces the medium acidity by inhibiting the catalytic activity of the CA IX. It binds specifically only to hypoxic cells expressing CA IX.

Cortex fraxini, a famous Chinese herbal folk medicine, is used for the clinical treatment of hyperuricemia, arthritis, diarrhea, liver-protective. and bacillary dysentery. Fraxin, a main active component isolated from Cortex fraxini, possesses a variety of bioactivities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiviral, immunomodulatory, anti-hyperuricemia and diuresis. And a recent study indicated that fraxin showed potent hepatoprotective effects in vitro and in vivo, presumably through reducing Oxidative Stress. Fraxin protects cells from oxidative stress.

5-Amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol is a thiadiazole derivative with antibacterial activity used in the preparation of herbicides as well as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Syringic acid (SYRA) is a potential antioxidant used in traditional Chinese medicine and is an emerging nutraceutical. Current reports claim its potential anti-angiogenic, anti-glycating, anti-hyperglycaemic, neuroprotective, and memory-enhancing properties in various animal models. Syringic acid (SA) possesses anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory and anti-steatotic effects via the regulation of lipid metabolic and inflammatory genes. SA is likely to be a new natural therapeutic agent for obesity or non-alcoholic liver disease. Syringic acid reduces oxidative stress and axonal degeneration in rat sciatic nerve after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Syringic acid may play a role in the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries due to ischemia/reperfusion.

Oryzalin is a selective preemergence surface-applied herbicide used for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in fruit trees, nut trees, vineyards, established bermudagrass turf and established ornamentals. It inhibits the growth of germinating weed seeds. Oryzalin is an effective inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrases (CAs). Eleven out of 12 catalytically active human CAs were strongly inhibited by oryzalin and exhibited affinities of approximately 2–2000 nM. Oryzalin has been shown to bind specifically to plant tubulin in vitro, inhibited its polymerization, and partly depolymerize taxol-stabilized microtubules. It also inhibits polymerization of leishmania microtubules in vitro.

Flavonol (3-Hydroxyflavone) is a practically insole synthetic compound, which is not found naturally in plants. 3-hydroxyflavone can be found in a number of food items such as brassicas, pomegranate, red raspberry, and fenugreek, which makes 3-hydroxyflavone a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Flavonol serves as a model molecule as it possesses an excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) effect to serve as a fluorescent probe to study membranes for example or intermembrane proteins.