Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide is widely used as a catalyst in rubber-processing techniques, it possesses a medium-degree toxicity and causes point mutations in strains TA 100 and TA 1535 (Salmonella typhimurium LT 2).

Mitochonic acid 5 is a derivative of the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid. Mitochonic acid 5 binds mitochondria and ameliorates renal tubular and cardiac myocyte damage.

4-IPP is an irreversible?inhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF).