DFO (9H-1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one) is used to find fingerprints on porous surfaces.1,8-diazafluoren-9-one (DFO) is used in the forensic field to enhance latent fingerprints deposited on porous surfaces due to the formation of fluorescent products by reacting with the amino acids present in the papillary exudate. DFO has been the most used because of its excellent enhancing properties.

2,4,5-Tribromoimidazole is a marine derived natural products found in Hexaplex trunculus.

cis-4-Hydroxy-D-proline belongs to the class of organic compounds known as proline and derivatives. Proline and derivatives are compounds containing proline or a derivative thereof resulting from a reaction of proline at the amino group or the carboxyl group or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.