海藻糖是一种天然的α连接二糖，由两个α-葡萄糖单元之间的α,α-1,1-葡萄糖苷键形成。

Brandioside shows strong antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects, it significantly attenuates glutamate-induced neurotoxicity at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 10 microM; it exhibits significant inhibition of advanced glycation end product formation with the IC50 value of 4.6-25.7 μM.

辛酸天然存在于椰子和母乳中。它是一种油状液体，具有轻微令人不快的酸败味，微溶于水。辛酸在商业上用于生产香料中使用的酯，也用于制造染料。