1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-allly-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)propan-1-ol shows anti-staphylococcal activity against a total of five multidrug-resistant (MDR) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) are in the range of 128-256 ug/ml.

It is a substrate of An arylketone monooxygenase purified from Pseudomonas putida JD1 by ion exchange and affinity chromatography.

Span is a synthetic non-ionic emulsifier, which is prepared by partial esterification of sorbitol or sorbitan with food grade palmitic acid.