Mucic acid is an aldaric acid obtained by nitric acid oxidation of galactose or galactose-containing compounds such as lactose, dulcite, quercite, and most varieties of gum.

1-methyl-7-nitroisatoic anhydride (1M7) is a reagent. It detects local nucleotide flexibility, for probing 2'-hydroxyl reactivity.

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.