Mmethylphiopogonanone A 具有抗炎和抗氧化特性。

丙二酸单乙酯属于一类被称为二羧酸及其衍生物的有机化合物。这些是恰好含有两个羧酸基团的有机化合物。丙二酸单乙酯以固体形式存在，可溶于（水中），并且是一种弱酸性化合物（基于其 pKa）。

Substance P (7-11) is a C-terminal fragment of Substance P, which can cause an increase in the intracellular calcium concentration as measured by the fluorescent dye Fura-2. In addition, the C-terminal fragment of SP, SP-(7-11), increased PGE2 and collagenase production at concentrations greater than 1 mM.