QS-21, an immunostimulatory saponin, is a powerful vaccine adjuvant that stimulates both Th2 humoral and Th1 cell-mediated immune responses by interacting with antigen presenting cells (APCs) and T cells.

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

Cassiaside B2 is an inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and human monoamine oxidase A (hMAO-A).Cassiaside B2 is an agonist of the 5-HT2C receptor with anti-allergic activity.Cassiaside B2 is one of the active ingredients in the naphthylpyrone reference extract (NRE).