Irone is used as a fragrance ingredient.

CTP Synthetase-IN-1 is an orally active and potent cytidine 5'-triphosphate synthetase (CTPS) inhibitor with potential antitumour activity, shows anti-inflammatory activity in animal models of inflammation, inhibits human CTPS1 and human CTPS2, and can be used in studies of arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

MART-1 (27-35) (human) is an immunogenic epitope recognized by HLA-A2-restricted melanoma-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL).