Taraxerone has allelopathic and antifungal effects.Taraxerone prevents catalase, superoxide dismutase, and reduces glutathione concentrations from the decrease induced by ethanol administration with the concentration dependent manner.

CAY10566 shows excellent cellular activity in blocking the conversion of saturated long-chain fatty acid-CoAs (LCFA-CoAs) to monounsaturated LCFA-CoAs in HepG2 cells (IC50=7.9 nM or 6.8 nM). CAY10566 is a potent, orally bioavailable and selective stearoyl-CoA desaturase1 (SCD1) inhibitor with IC50s of 4.5 and 26 nM in mouse and human enzymatic assays, respectively.

Nitrophenide inhibits mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (M1PDH), which catalyzes the committed enzymatic step in the mannitol cycle. Nitrophenide can be used as an anticoccidial agent.