(2R,3S,11bS)-9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1H,2H,3H,4H,6H,7H,11bH-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol is an impurity of Tetrabenazine, which is a VMAT inhibitor used in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorder.

Trimethylamine oxide has a thermo-protective role in dogfish RBCs. It can stimulate both the anaerobic growth rate and the growth yield of Proteus NTHC 153 by serving as a terminal electron acceptor in an oxidative phosphorylation process.

Hosenkoside M is a bazaine glycoside extracted from the balsam seeds of Hosenkoside.