| Compound | Use in Stem Cell Research | Catalog # |
| Forskolin | Adenylyl cyclase activator | 1099 |
| Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate | Protein kinase C activator | 1201 |
| H 89 dihydrochloride | Protein kinase A inhibitor | 2910 |
| Dexamethasone | Anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid | 1126 |
| Retinoic acid | Endogenous retinoic acid receptor agonist | 0695 |
| L-Ascorbic acid | Enhances the generation of iPSCs; increases reprogramming efficiency | 4055 |
| SB 216763 | Potent, selective GSK-3 inhibitor | 1616 |
| Pioglitazone hydrochloride | Selective PPARgamma agonist; antidiabetic agent | 4124 |
| Indomethacin | Cyclooxygenase inhibitor (COX-1 > COX-2) | 1708 |
| Zebularine | DNA methyltransferase and cytidine deaminase inhibitor | 2293 |
| Sodium butyrate | Histone deacetylase inhibitor | 3850 |
| Troglitazone | Selective PPARgamma agonist; antidiabetic agent | 3114 |
| 5-Azacytidine | DNA methyltransferase inhibitor | 3842 |
Kartogenin | Potently induces chondrogenesis in MSCs | 4513 |
| Strontium chloride | Calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) agonist | 4749 |
| EC 23 | Synthetic retinoid; induces differentiation of stem cells | 4011 |
| TCS 2210 | Inducer of neuronal differentiation in MSCs | 3877 |
| CW 008 | PKA signaling activator; promotes osteogenesis from hMSCs | 5495 |