8-Prenylkaempferol is an effective agent for attenuating pro-inflammatory NO induction, it may be an anti-inflammatory agent for suppressing influenza A virus-induced RANTES production acts by blocking PI3K-mediated transcriptional activation of NF-κB and IRF-3 and in part by interfering with IκB degradation which subsequently decreases NF-κB translocation.

An iron chelating agent with properties like edetic acid. DTPA has also been used as a chelator for other metals, such as plutonium.

Pyrazinamine is a synthetic intermediate that can be used in a variety of scientific research applications, including as a synthetic reagent and as a biochemical and physiological reagent.