PF-04859989 HCl is a brain-penetrable and irreversible inhibitor of kynurenine amino transferase II (KAT II), which is the enzyme responsible for most of the brain synthesis of kynurenic acid.

3,4-Dimethoxycinnamyl alcohol shows significant antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities.

Coleneuramide (MCC-257) enhances the effect of nerve growth factor (NGF) on cell survival and can be used to study diabetic polyneuropathy.