Silvestrol aglycone is an analogue of Silvestrol, inhibits protein translation initiation in cancer cells(EC50s of 10 and 200 nM for myc-LUC and tub-LUC luciferase reporter protein translation, respectively), with nti-cancer activity.
Episilvestrol is a specific eIF4A-targeting translation inhibitor, with antitumor activity. Episilvestrol is a derivative of silvestrol, isolated from the fruits and twigs of Aglaia silvestris.