JTT 551 can be used in the research of type 2 diabetes mellitus. JTT 551 is selective a protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitor, with Kis of 0.22 μM and 9.3 μM for PTP1B and TCPTP (T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase), respectively.
Isotanshinone IIA, could non-competitively inhibit Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) activity with an IC50 0f 11.4 μM. is an abietane-type diterpene metabolite.
Taraxeryl acetate shows the significant antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus (type II). It has less effect on cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of AGS cells than taraxerol. A. roxburghiana has antidiabetic activity, could be attributed due to PTP