Monomethyl glutaric acid is a metabolite of dibasic esters(DBEs) by nasal respiratory and olfactory mucosae in vitro demonstrated that hydrolysis of DBEs yields mainly the monomethyl esters (monomethyl adipate monomethyl. glutarate and monomethyl succinate).

Sanggenol L shows higher cytotoxicity against human oral tumor cell lines (HSC-2 and HSG) than against normal human gingival fibroblasts (HGF), it induces apoptosis via caspase activation and inhibition of NF-κB/IκBα± phosphorylation as a potent chemotherapeutic agent for ovarian cancers.

Copper(II) D-gluconate powder in combination with silicon was used for the fabrication of carbon coated Si-Cu3Si composite as the anode materials for Li-ion batteries.