Altholactone may be a potential antimicrobial agent, particularly in ciprofloxacin-refractory S. aureus and E. faecalis infections. It can inhibit the growth of various types of cancer cells through inducing apoptosis via oxidative stress, including bladd
Dehydroglyasperin C is a potent NAD(P)H:oxidoquinone reductase (NQO1) and phase 2 enzyme inducer. Dehydroglyasperin C possesses potent antioxidant, cancer chemopreventive, and neuroprotective activities, it has protective effects against chronic diseases
Isopedicin has anti-inflammatory functions, it inhibits the O(2)(*)(-) production in human neutrophils by an elevation of cellular cAMP and activation of PKA through its inhibition of cAMP-specific PDE.
Sprengerinin C exerts anti-tumorigenic effects in hepatocellular carcinoma via inhibition of proliferation and angiogenesis and induction of apoptosis, it can strongly suppress tumor angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells, it blocks vascul