Isowighteone, a compound that is not naturally produced in this species, accumulated by medicago truncatula hairy roots expressing LaPT1, indicates a strategy for metabolic engineering of novel antimicrobial compounds in legumes; it may have antimicrobial activity against fungal pathogens of plants.

Hederagenin 3-O-(2-O-acetyl-α-L-arabinopyranoside) significantly increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the level of protein expression of bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteocalcin (OC) .

Valganciclovir (hydrochloride), the L-valyl ester of ganciclovir, is actually a prodrug for ganciclovir.