β-Glycerophosphate is an inhibitor of the enzyme serine-threonine phosphatase. It is often used in combination with other phosphatase/protease inhibitors for broad spectrum inhibition.
β-Glycerophosphate is also used to drive osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stem cells in vitro.
β-Glycerophosphate is used to buffer M17 media for Lactococcus culture in recombinant protein expression.