N-Methylpyrrolidone (1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone) is a five-membered cyclic amide. N-Methylpyrrolidone is a widely used industrial organic polar solvent in the manufacture of adhesives, paints, fuels, and pharmaceuticals.

[Tyr11]-Somatostatin is a neuroavtive peptide for proteomics research. Somatostatin is one of many neuroactive substances that influence retinal physiology.

Cassiaside has significant hepato-protective effects against galactosamine damage, which is higher than that of silybin from Silybum marianum. Cassiaside demonstrates significant antimutagenic, and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical scavenging effects.