Methyl boronic acid is used as excipients in a cardiac nuclear stress test, Lexiscan. Recently published article has shown that methyl boronic acid had a positive future in agriculture, because it was capable of alleviating boron deficiency, enhancing plant growth, and was less toxic than boric acid at higher concentrations.

Epilactose (4-O-beta-galactopyranosyl-D-mannnose) is a rare disaccharide in cow milk that can be synthesized from lactose by the cellobiose 2-epimerase of Ruminococcus albus. Epilactose is a promising prebiotic. Dietary supplementation with epilactose (4.5%) increased cecal wall weight and cecal contents and decreased the pH of the cecal contents in Wistar-ST rats. The number of total anaerobes tended to be greater in rats fed epilactose than in those fed the control diet. Epilactose inhibited the conversion of primary bile acids to secondary bile acids. Epilactose also increased the calcium absorption in everted small intestinal sacs. In addition, the levels of plasma total cholesterol and nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol were lower in epilactose-fed rats. These results indicate that epilactose promotes calcium absorption in the small intestine and possibly lowers the risk of arteriosclerosis.

Nioxime (1,2-Cyclohexanedione dioxime) is used as a reagent in metal analysis, especially gravimetric determinations of bismuth, nickel and palladium.

DECYL METHYL SULFOXIDE, a derivative of the homolog series of alkyl methyl sulfoxides, is a nonionic cosurfactant reported to enhance skin permeability of chemicals.

Zinc 2-ethylhexanoate is widely used in polyvinylchloride heat stabilizer, polyurethane catalyst and lubricant additive. It is an auxiliary drier used as pigments dispersing agent and prevents the paint film from webbing and frosting effects. It is involved in the preparation of highly porous dentritic zinc oxide nanostructures.