BU 226 hydrochloride demonstrates affinity for imidazoline (I) receptors, in particular the I2 binding site with a Ki of 1.4 nM. BU 226 hydrochloride showed low (microM) affinity for alpha 2-adrenoceptors.

Fluorescein diphosphate tetraammonium is a fluorescent dye and a fluorescent phosphatase substrate that is hydrolyzed into highly fluorescent fluorescein after interaction with phosphatases.

3, 5, 4'-Trimethoxystilbene, a natural methoxylated analog of resveratrol, inhibits breast Y cell invasiveness by downregulation of PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascades and reversal of epithelial-mesenchymal transition.