Psoralidin inhibits Akt phosphorylation and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation and transcriptionally.

22':5'2''-Terthiophene (α-Terthiophene) is an oligomer of the heterocycle thiophene. 22':5'2''-Terthiophene has been employed as building block for the organic semi-conductor polythiophene.

6-Hydroxyindole is a reactant for asymmetrical synthesis of notoamide J as a potential biosynthetic precursor of prenylated indole alkaloids and for preparation of indoleoxyacetic acid derivatives as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists.