Marmin have anti-ulcer effects, which are ascribed primarily to the maintenance of the mucosal barrier integrity and inhibition of gastric motor activity and secondarily due to the prevention of the effects of endogenous acetylcholine and histamine.

(2S)-2-Amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid is the most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics.

Sudan IV is a lysochrome (fat-soluble dye) diazo dye used for the staining of lipids, triglycerides and lipoproteins on frozen paraffin sections.