Fluorogestone acetate showed a high potency with short duration of activity and performed physiologically similar to progesterone. FGA was approximately 20 - 25 times more potent than progesterone.

Homocitrulline is a metabolite that can be detected in larger amounts in the urine of individuals with urea cycle disorders. The accumulation of carbamyl phosphate due to a depleted supply of ornithine for the urea cycle may be responsible for the enhanced synthesis of homocitrulline and homoarginine in some cases.

Furfural is an aldehyde that is?furan?with the?hydrogen?at position 2 substituted by a formyl group. It has a role as a Maillard reaction product and a metabolite.