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.

RGB-1 是一种多环芳烃分子，是 RNA G-四链体 (RNA G-quadruplexes) 的稳定剂。RGB-1 可促进 RNA 翻译的抑制，降低乳腺癌细胞中 NRAS 原癌基因的表达。

Neoruscogenin 因其相对于其他核受体的特定选择性而成为 RORα 研究的通用药理学工具。