ut ical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁applications ▁Bor ic ▁acid ▁has ▁ant ise ptic , ▁ant if ung al , ▁and ▁ant iv iral ▁properties ▁and ▁for ▁these ▁reasons ▁is ▁applied ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁clar ifier ▁in ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁water ▁treatment . ▁M ild ▁solutions ▁of ▁bor ic ▁acid ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁eye ▁ant ise pt ics . ▁ ▁Bor te z om ib ▁( market ed ▁as ▁Vel cade ▁and ▁C yt om ib ). ▁Bor on ▁appears ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁element ▁in ▁its ▁first - appro ved ▁organ ic ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁in ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁bor te z om ib , ▁a ▁new ▁class ▁of ▁drug ▁called ▁the ▁prote as ome ▁in hib itors , ▁which ▁are ▁active ▁in ▁my el oma ▁and ▁one ▁form ▁of ▁l ym ph oma ▁( it ▁is ▁in ▁currently ▁in ▁experimental ▁tri als ▁against ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁l ym ph oma ). ▁The ▁bor on ▁atom ▁in ▁bor te z om ib ▁bind s ▁the ▁catal yt ic ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 6 S ▁prote as ome ▁with ▁high ▁aff inity ▁and ▁specific ity . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁potential ▁bor on ated ▁ph arma ce ut ical s ▁using ▁bor on - 1 0 , ▁have ▁been ▁prepared ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁bor on ▁neut ron ▁capture ▁ther apy ▁( B N CT ). ▁ ▁Some ▁bor on ▁comp ounds ▁show ▁promise ▁in ▁tre ating ▁ar th rit is , ▁though ▁none ▁have ▁as ▁yet ▁been ▁generally