Pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid was first identified as a degradation product of sialic acids then as a derivative of the oxidation of the D-hydroxyproline isomers by mammalian D-amino acid oxidase.

Diethyl oxalpropionate also known as methyloxalacetic acid diethyl ester or diethyl methyloxalacetate is a member of the class of compounds known as beta-keto acids and derivatives. These compounds are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a keto group on the C3 carbon atom.

DL-Homocysteine is a potential marker for tumor cell growth. increased plasma homocysteine is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and carcinogenesis.