Senkyunolide N exhibits prostaglandin H endoperoxide synthase-I (COX-I) and endoperoxide synthase-II (COX-II)) Inhibitory activity at pH 7 and at a concentration of 250 pg ml(-1) .

Aminoisobutyric acid is a nonprotein amino acid (is an end product of pyrimidine metabolism) excreted in the urine of about 5% of healthy individuals and high excretion is an autosomal recessive phenotype.

Mesna(Uromitexan, Mesnex), a sulfhydryl compound that is used to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis associated with certain chemotherapeutic agents.