Glucuronic acid is a carboxylic acid and highly soluble in water. In humans glucuronic acid is often linked to toxic or poisonous substances to allow for subsequent elimination and to hormones to allow for easier transport.

Orobanchyl acetate, a natural strigolactone, is a germination stimulant for root parasitic plants.

8-Prenyldaidzein is an isoflavonoid, that can be isolated from Bituminaria morisiana. 8-Prenyldaidzein shows antioxidant activity.