Salsoline is a metabolite of dopamine and is highly prevalent in the urine and cerebrospinal fluid of alcoholics at the time of intoxication and for several days after. Salsoline and related compounds bind to the Type A Mono-amine Oxidase inducing neuronal cell death. At one time salsoline was thought to be a biomarker for Parkinson's disease. However, it was later shown that treatment regimes result in an increased endogenous concentration of salsoline and related compounds.

Allyl sulfide or diallyl sulfide, a natural organosulfur compound, which is mostly obtained from the genus Allium plants, exhibits anticancer activities. This compound also possesses a protective role in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity via suppressing NF-κB downstream inflammatory proteins and p53/Puma signaling pathway. Besides, diallyl sulfide exerts protective properties in experimental Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an incurable disease which affects millions of people. It was also discovered, that diallyl sulfide may be effective in reducing ethanol-induced injury of cells thereby suggesting its potential to be used in drug formulations.