5,6,7,3',4',5'-hexamethoxyflavone has antiproliferative activity against four human cancer cell lines (Aspc-1, HCT-116, HepG-2 and SUN-5).

LY 345899 是一种叶酸类似物，也是一种亚甲基四氢叶酸脱氢酶和 MTHFD2 抑制剂（IC50 分别为 96 nM 和 663 nM，对于 MTHFD1，Ki 为 18 nM）。

Zanthobungeanine has anti-inflammatory activity, it shows moderate NO production inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 37.26 mg /L.It shows obviously inhibitoryactivity to platelet aggregation caused by platelet-activating factor (PAF). Zanthobungeanine shows the inhibitory action on the development of A549 cell only in high concentration and has no antipersonnel effect on A549 cell.