3-methylthiopropionate is one of the metabolites of methionine (especially of D-methionine). Cultures of Streptomyces lincolnensis accumulated 3-methylthioacrylic acid in amounts directly related to the concentration of methionine in the medium. The first intermediate in the pathway may be the keto acid which is then oxidatively decarboxylated to 3-methylthiopropionic acid.

Uridine 5'-triphosphate tris salt is an agonist to the P2Y receptor and has been used to study concentrations of intracellular Ca2+ as well as a phosphate donor for in vitro kinase assays.

2,3-DIHYDRO-1H-PYRROLO[2,3-B]PYRIDINE has a wide range of applications in life science related research.