Tibesaikosaponin V (TKV) is a triterpene diglycoside, which can be isolated from the methanol extract of the roots of Bupleurum chinense DC.. Tibesaikosaponin V inhibits lipid accumulation and triacylglycerol content occurred without cytotoxicity to adipocytes. Tibesaikosaponin V suppresses the mRNA expression of nuclear transcription factors, such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα). Tibesaikosaponin V inhibits 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation. Tibesaikosaponin V can be used fro research of obesity and its associated metabolic disorders.

Erythro-guaiacylglycerol-β-ferulic acid ether is a natural product that can be isolated from Gueldenstaedtia verna.

FG 7142?also modulates GABA-induced chloride flux at GABAA receptors expressing the α1 subunit (EC50= 137 nM).?FG 7142?can increase tyrosine hydroxylation and cause upregulation of β-adrenoceptors in mouse cerebral cortex.?FG 7142 , a non-selectively benzodiazepine inverse agonist, has high affinity for the α1 subunit-containing GABAA receptor (Ki=91 nM).?