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

Moschamine is a very potent compound that is able to inhibit COX-I by 58% and COX-II by 54%, at the concentration of 0.1 μmol L⁻1, it may suppress cAMP formation via binding to 5-HT1 receptors in the cells. Moschamine exerts antitumour effects on HeLa, MCF7 and A431 cells.

Juncusol shows anxiolytic and sedative activities, it shows anxiolytic activity at dosages of 10 mg/kg; it can induce caspase-3-mediated cytotoxicity in HT22 cells. Juncusol has anti-microbial activity, it shows significant activity against MRSA strains.