Cellobiose is a disaccharide, a reducing sugar, consists of two β-glucose molecules linked by a β(1→4) bond. It can be hydrolyzed to glucose enzymatically or with acid.

FM4-64 (SynaptoRedTM C2) is a styryl dye that stains stably but does not fluoresce in aqueous solution.FM4-64 does not passively diffuse into the plasma membrane bilayer and must be actively transported across the membrane.

Pinostrobin chalcone, a chalcone analog isolated from the leguminous plant, Mucuna pruriens, exhibits anticancer activity with an IC50 value of 20.42±2.23 μg/mL against MDA-MB-231 and 22.51±0.42 μg/mL against the HT-29 colon cancer cell line.