Ethylmalonic acid can be found in blood cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and urine as well as in human fibroblasts prostate and skeletal muscle tissues. Moreover ethylmalonic acid is found to be associated with anorexia nervosa and malonyl-CoA decarboxylase deficiency. Ethylmalonic acid is a non-carcinogenic potentially toxic compound.

Kushenol A is a kind of Adenosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate(cAMP)phosphodiesterase inhibitiors, it shows selective alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity.

VIR-165 is a modified form of virus inhibitory peptide (VIRIP), which corresponds to residues 353 to 372 of C-proximal region of human alpha1-antitrypsin, the most abundant circulating serine protease inhibitor. VIRIP inhibits a wide variety of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains.