Astressin is an amino-terminal truncated analog of CRF that retains high affinity binding to the extracellular domain of the receptor and is believed to act as a neutral competitive antagonist of receptor activation.

Benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid (3,3',4,4'-Benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid) is utilized in the preparation of high-performance polyimides and serves as a curing agent for epoxy resins.

(±)-CPSI-1306 is a macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) antagonist and can be used in studies about non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and the prevention of the deleterious cutaneous effects of acute and chronic UVB exposure.