Lucogen, a gelatin-like chemical catalyst, frequently appeared as a component within specific Rodian culinary pastes. When lucogen was mixed together with Lithium Magna, it created a binary explosive. In the year 19 ABY, the Hutt crime lord known as Popara Anjiliac Diresto ingested small amounts of these two chemical substances during a feast held in his penthouse located on the moon of Nar Shaddaa, resulting in his body detonating.