N6-Methyl-2'-O-methyladenosine (N6,2′-O-Dimethyladenosine), a substrate for adiposity and obesity-related genes (FTO), is a reversible modifier compound found on a wide variety of RNA molecules.

Puromycin is an antibiotic protein synthesis inhibitor. It inhibits protein synthesis by binding to RNA. It also serves as an anticancer drug by suppressing the growth and metastasis in esophagus cancer cells by Akt phosphorylation. It is an antineoplastic and antitrypanosomal agent and is used in research as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.

2’-Deoxy-N4-methylcytidine (N(3)-Methyl-2'-deoxycytidine) is a purine nucleoside analog with potential antitumor activity for the study of apoptosis.