Glyceryl 1-acetate is a glycerol ester. It potently inhibits aquaporin-mediated glycerol uptakes. Glyceryl 1-acetate was primarily used as an antidote in fluoroacetate poisoning because it was believed that acetate exerted a protective effect via competition with fluoroacetate for binding with coenzyme A. Glyceryl 1-acetate has been superseded by acetamide therapy. Glycerol 1-Acetate is a derivative of Triacetin, which is used as a food additive and flavoring.

16alpha-hydroxyestrone is a naturally occurring estrone metabolite. It exerts estrogenic properties through covalent estrogen receptor (ER) binding. 16alpha-hydroxyestrone is a potential tumor initiator. The ratio 2-hydroxyestrone to 16alpha-hydroxyestrone could serve as an innovative intermediate biomarker for breast cancer risk. This biomarker could be used to identify women at high risk, and provide the analytic framework for the development of new pharmaceutical and dietary intervention strategies.

Glyceryl 2-acetate is a product of glycerol esterification with acetic acid.