Helicin is a beta-D-glucoside resultng from the oxidation of the benzylic hydroxy group of salicin to the corresponding aldehyde. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of benzaldehydes a beta-D-glucoside and a monosaccharide derivative.

Limonene has good antitussive expectorant and bacteriostatic effects.

MKEY, a synthetic cyclic peptide inhibitor of CXCL4-CCL5 heterodimer formation, has been shown to protect against atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm formation by mediating inflammation, but whether it modulates neuroinflammation and brain injury has not been studied.