Isolimonexic acid exhibits cytotoxicity on MCF-7 cell lines, it also inhibits Panc-28 cancer cell growth.

Quassin, neoquassin and picrasinoside B are insecticide quassinoids.

Methysticin, a major kavalactone extracted from kava, can induce CYP1A1.

Dihydrosesamin是一种天然产物，属于柏科扁柏属，其产品编号为 TN3865，CAS号为 83708-70-7。Dihydrosesamin可用作对照参考。

N-Nornuciferine 是存在于莲叶中的阿朴啡类生物碱，能够强效抑制 CYP2D6，其 IC50 为 3.76 μM、Ki 为 2.34 μM。药动学研究表明其可迅速吸收入血，在给药 0.9 h 与 1.65 h 分别达到 Cmax 1.71 μg/mL 与 0.57 μg/mL。静脉给药（10 mg/kg）后分布容积为 9.48–15.17 L/kg，消除半衰期为 2.09–3.84 h；口服生物利用度为 58.13–79.91%。在 20 mg/kg 静脉给药下，其可快速穿越血脑屏障，于 0.89–1.22 h 达到游离 Cmax 值 0.32 μg/mL 与 0.16 μg/mL。

Kushenol K is a potent and Selective Inhibitor of cGMP Phosphodiesterase 5, it also has inhibitory effects on diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT). Kushenol K shows weak antiviral activity against Herpes simplex virus types I and II.