Potassium thioacetate is widely used as a sulfur source in the synthesis of sulfur-containing organic compounds.

Oxazolone has been used as a haptenizing agent which can induce an inflammatory reaction in adult zebrafish intestinal tissues and this can be used as a model for gene expression studies of the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Nemifitide (diTFA) is is a synthetic pentapeptide antidepressant with a potential for rapid onset of action. Nemifitide (diTFA) is a peptide analog of melanocyte-inhibiting factor (MIF).