1-Cinnamoylpyrrolidine, a natural product prepared from Piper caninum, can be used as a DNA strand breaking agent, inducing the relaxation of the plasmid pBR322 DNA superhelix in the presence of Cu2+. 1-Cinnamoylpyrrolidine inhibits PAF-induced platelet aggregation with an IC50 value of 37.3 μM. value was 37.3 μM.

3,5-Di-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester exhibits potent inhibitory activities against the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs); it exhibits cytotoxicity actions against human cervix carcinoma HeLa cells. 3,5-Di-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester shows high efficiency and low toxicity with antivirus activity against RSV.

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a nucleoside triphosphate used in cells as a coenzyme often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer.