2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-methyl-2-oxoacetamide is a marine derived natural products found in Polycarpa aurata.

(Arg)9 (Nona-L-arginine) is a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) made up of 9 arginine residues, which is an inhibitor of serine endoprotease Furin. (Arg)9 has neuroprotective property, exhibits neuroprotective activity with an IC50 of 0.78 μM in the glutamic acid model.

Aminoisobutyric acid is a nonprotein amino acid (is an end product of pyrimidine metabolism) excreted in the urine of about 5% of healthy individuals and high excretion is an autosomal recessive phenotype.