Ergosterol peroxide is an inhibitor of osteoclast differentiation, which has antiviral, trypanocidal, antitumor, and antiangiogenic actions, it can stimulate Foxo3a activity by inhibiting pAKT and c-Myc and activating pro-apoptotic protein Puma and Bax to induce cancer cell death.

Nontoxic laxative vermicide effective for taenia infestation. It tends to produce colic and nausea.

CDDO-2P-Im, an analog of CDDO-Imidazolide, has a chemopreventive effect. It can reduce the size and severity of the lung tumors in the mouse lung cancer model.