Pennogenin 3-O-beta-chacotrioside is an active component isolated from Paris polyphylla with anti-colorectal cancer activity. It modulates autophagy via increasing the expressions of autophagy-related proteins LC3 and Beclin-1.

Neriifolin (17β-Neriifolin), a cardiac glycoside extracted from the unripe fruit of Cerbera manghas, is a Na+K+-ATPase inhibitor with anticancer activity that inhibits cell proliferation by suppressing HOXA9-dependent gene expression and inducing apoptosis in the human acute myeloid cell line, THP-1.

AMG PERK 44 is an orally active and selective PERK inhibitor (IC50: 6 nM) that induces autophagy. It also inhibits GCN2 (IC50: 7300 nM) and B-Raf (IC50 >1000 nM), making it useful for cancer research.