Engeletin possesses potent inhibition of PGE2 release with IC5 values of 19.6 μg/ml.

Oxindole is an aromatic heterocyclic building block.?2-indolinone derivatives have become lead compounds in the research of kinase inhibitors.Oxindole structure has been used in receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) inhibitors such as SU4984 and intedanib, the RTK family represents an important therapeutic target for anti-cancer drug development.

4-methylcatechol is a metabolite of homoprotocatechuic acid. It is both a substrate and a suicide inhibitor of Catechol 23-dioxygenase. 4-methylcatechol is known to induce the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Recent studies have suggested that a lack of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the limbic system may cause neuropathic pain.