Maltononaose is a linear oligosaccharide consisting of 9 glucose units linked by alpha-1, 4-glucoside bonds. Maltononaose is used as a substrate to study the subsites affinity of glucoamylase. Maltononaose can be used to determine the activity of amylase and to optimize the process of starch hydrolysis.

chaetoglobosin Vb is a new cytochalasan alkaloid isolated?from endophytic Chaetomium globosum.

Dihydroconiferyl alcohol exhibits cytoprotective activity in cultured MCF-7 cells stressed by H2O2.