6”-O-Apiosyl-5-O-Methylvisammioside is one component of the traditional Chinese medicine Kang-Jing which has the functions of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, dispersing wind and relieving pain.

Methyl nomilinate from citrus can modulate cell cycle regulators to induce cytotoxicity in human colon cancer (SW480) cells in vitro.

GL3 encodes a bHLH protein that regulates trichome development in arabidopsis through interaction with GL1 and TTG1.