5,5'-Dimethoxylariciresinol-4'-O-beta-D-glucoside is shown to effectively enhance chemosensitivity of resistant cells, which makes it may be a suitable candidate for potential multidrug resistance (MDR)-reversing agents.
1,4-O-Diferuloylsecoisolariciresinol(9,9'-Di-O-(E)-feruloylsecoisolariciresinol),and pierreione B, two novel inhibitors of mTOR signaling, have strong anticancer activity. (+)-9,9'-O-Diferuloylsecoisolariciresinol has significant cytotoxic activity agains
(+)-9'-O-trans-feruloyl-5,5'-dimethoxylariciresinol may have anti-allergic inflammatory effect, it can inhibit release of histamine from mast cells. It shows cytotoxicity against a small panel of human tumor cell lines, with ED50 values of 9.86 to approxi