Sodium Glucoheptonate is used as a kit for radio-labeling with Tc-99m which is kidney- and brain-imaging agent, and can be used in brain-tumor detection.

Pipernonaline is a useful organic compound for research related to life sciences.

(2′S)-4′-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosylvisamminol is a chromone Glycoside that could be isolated from Roots of Saposhnikovia divaricate. (2′S)-4′-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosylvisamminol exhibits weak anti-cancer activity in human cancer cell lines.