Guaiacylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl Ether is degraded by microorganisms and is commonly used as a substrate to mimic microbial degradation of cell walls of lignin-living plants.

1-Phenyl-1,2-propanedione 是植物代谢反应中产生的真核代谢产物。

3-O-(2'E ,4'Z-Decadienoyl)-20-O-acetylingenol (compound 6) is a diterpene that can be isolated from Euphorbia kansui. 3-O-(2'E ,4'Z-Decadienoyl)-20-O-acetylingenol shows cleavage inhibition activity of individual Xenopus cells at the blastular stage.