Fosfructose trisodium is a cytoprotective natural sugar phosphate for the potential treatment of sickle cell anemia cardiovascular ischemia and asthma. It acts by stimulating anaerobic glycolysis which generates adenosine triphosphate under ischemic conditions.

Steppogenin exhibits significant tyrosinase inhibition activity, ;it also shows strong mushroom tyrosinase inhibitory activity with IC(50) values lower than 50 microM, more potent than kojic acid (IC(50) = 71.6 microM), a well-known tyrosinase inhibitor.

3,6-Dichlorotrimellitic anhydride is the key precursor that is used for preparing a variety of dichlorinated fluoresceins and rhodamines.