Glycylglycine (Gly-Gly) is a dipeptide used in biochemical research. It is the simplest of all dipeptides and is used as a starting template for preparation of more complex peptides. Glycine is involved in the body's production of DNA phospholipids and collagen and in the release of energy.

11-Oxomogroside II A1 (compound 7) is an oxidized cucurbitin. It can be isolated from the ethanol extract of Rohanberry fruit.

GSK-J1 is a highly potent H3K27 histone demethylase inhibitor with IC50 of 28 nM and 53 nM in cell-free assays for JMJD3 (KDM6B) and UTX (KDM6A), respectively.