Amylin, a 37-amino acid polypeptide that is structurally related to calcitonin, is secreted from the B cells of the pancreas. Amylin has anoretic effects in rats. Amylin may be responsible for the etiology of insulin resistance of type II diabetes mellitus through its modulation of peripheral effects of insulin.

Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II (281-309) is a synthetic peptide that can be phosphorylated at Thr286 by PKC and inhibits CaM kinase II (IC50 = 80 nM).

Asperuloside 是一种环烯醚萜，来源于蛇舌草，具有抗炎活性。Asperuloside 可抑制诱导型一氧化氮合酶 (iNOS)，抑制 NF-κB 和 MAPK 信号通路。