Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) has been used:
- as a cytotoxic substance to investigate its effect on bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B cells) and its role in apoptotic cell death
- to study the effects of tyrosine phosphorylation on focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activity in the development of neural axons and dendrites
- as an efficient antifungal, antibacterial agent and a substitute to thimerosal