Enmein, 13-deoxy-19-hydroxy-, (19R)- is an Enmein-?type diterpene derivative and can be used in the preparation of antitumor drugs.

Carglumic acid is an orphan drug used for the treatment of hyperammonaemia in patients with N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency. This rare genetic disorder results in elevated blood levels of ammonia, which can eventually cross the blood-brain barrier and cause neurologic problems, cerebral edema, coma, and death.

1,2-Dimethoxybenzene, a natural product secreted by Silene latifolia, is an effective pollinator attractant for the nocturnal moth Hadena bicruris.