3-(N,N-Dimethylpalmitylammonio)propanesulfonate has been used in a study to assess the characterization of rat dihydroceramide desaturase.It has also been used in a study to investigate the inhibition of mitochondrial carnitine–acylcarnitine translocase by sulfobetaines.It is also used for extraction of proteins for analysis by chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and electrophoretic methods.