Effective in the initiation of protein synthesis. The initiating methionine residue enters the ribosome as N-formyl methionyl tRNA. This process occurs in Escherichia coli and other bacteria as well as in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells.

Poly Vinyl Alcohol (Polyvinyl alcohol) is a water-soluble, biodegradable, wound-healing polymer used in a wide range of biomedical applications.Poly Vinyl Alcohol is commonly used in the manufacture of medical excipients.

4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol exhibits beneficial effects in cerebral ischemic injury, has neuroprotective effect through upregulation of Nrf2, Prdx6, and PDI expression via the PI3K/Akt pathway.