10-Hydroxycanthin-6-one has potential to be an antimicrobial agent. 10-Hydroxycanthin-6-one has in vitro antimalarial activity; it also has cytotoxic activity, it could be a plant anticancer agent.
5-Methoxycanthin-6-one displays moderate cytotoxic activity against the human prostate cancer cell PC-3 line, with IC50 values ranging from 13.5-15.4 uM versus doxorubicine with IC50 = 1.5 uM. It also exhibits a clear suppressive effect on the phagocytosi
9-Hydroxycanthin-6-one might be the active component that contributed to the aphrodisiac effect of E. longifolia by antagonizing the smooth muscle tone of CC as well as SV probably through interfering with Ca2+ mobilization.9-Hydroxycanthin-6-one inhibits Wnt signaling through the activation of GSK3β independent of CK1α.