Monochlorobimane (mBBr) is a fluorescent dye with a λex value of 380 nm and a λem value of 470 nm.Monochlorobimane can be used to measure glutathione (GSH) in cells.

2,2'-Dihydroxy chalcone is a potent inhibitor of β-glucuronidase (IC50=1.6±0.2 μM) and lysozyme (IC50=1.4±0.2 μM) release from rat neutrophils stimulated with fMLP/CB.2,2'-Dihydroxy chalcone has inhibitory activity against Escherichia coli, Shigella fowleri, Staphylococcus albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.

Euxanthone (1,7-Dihydroxyxanthone), an xanthone derivative extracted from the roots of Polygala tenuifolia Willd, has antitumour, neuroprotective and vasorelaxant activities, and attenuates Aβ1-42-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis by inducing autophagy.