3,5-Di-tert-butylbenzaldehyde may be used in the synthesis of the following:5-p-pyridyl-15-(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)porphyrin via condensation reaction with 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde and 2,2′-dipyrrylmethane.3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl-dipyrromethane via reaction with pyrrole in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid.3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-nitrobenzaldehyde via nitration reaction.

Alytesin, a bombesin-like peptide, is found in extracts of the skin of Alytes obstetricans. Alytesin reduces gastric acid secretion and induces hypertension. Alytesin also induces short-term anorexigenic effects in neonatal chicks

PAL-4 stimulates the activity of LYPLAL1, a poorly characterized serine hydrolase with complex genetic links to human metabolic traits.