Soyasaponin Aa and soyasaponin Ab dose-dependently markedly inhibit adipocyte differentiation and expression of various adipogenic marker genes, through the downregulation of the adipogenesis-related transcription factors PPARγ and C/EBPα± in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

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

GRGDSP, a synthetic linear RGD peptide, is an integrin inhibitor which can be used to modify the surface of cardiovascular implants such as vascular grafts to promote endothelialization.