金雀儿属

Lupanine（羽扇豆碱，(+)-Lupanine）是一种天然的喹唑啉生物碱，能够有效的亲和并激活烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体（nAChR）（Ki=500 nM），在细胞模型中对可溶性淀粉样β寡聚物（SO-Aβ）的毒性表现出显著的神经保护效果，与抗凋亡的PI3K/Akt/Bcl-2信号通路有关，具有抗阿尔茨海默病潜力。通过影响KATP通道和增强胰岛素分泌改善葡萄糖稳态,具有治疗2 型糖尿病的潜能。

Anagyrine, is the responsible teratogen from teratogenic lupins, can produce congenital deformities in calves typical of crooked calf disease; it also can induce red cell aplasia, vascular anomaly, and skeletal dysplasia.(-)-Anagyrine and (-)--Methylcytisine have nematicidal activities against Pine Wood Nematodes.

13-Hydroxylupanine is a natural product from Cytisus scoparius.