D-proline is an isomer of the naturally occurring amino acid L-Proline. D-amino acids have been found in relatively high abundance in human plasma and saliva. These amino acids may be of bacterial origin but there is also evidence that they are endogenously produced through amino acid racemase activity.

Desoxyanisoin is a useful organic compound for research related to life sciences.

Chrysotobibenzyl can be isolated from stem of Dendrobium pulchellum. Chrysotobibenzyl inhibits lung cancer cell (H460 and H292) migration, invasion, filopodia formation via Cav-1, integrins β1, β3, and αν, and EMT suppressions. Chrysotobibenzyl also sensitizes lung cancer cell death mediated by Cisplatin.