Pteropodine acts as a positive modulator of muscarinic M(1) and 5-HT(2) receptors. Pteropodine shows antigenotoxic, antioxidant and lymphocyte induction effects, it also shows strong apoptotic effect on acute leukaemic lymphoblasts.

Barbadin is a novel and specific inhibitor of β-arrestin/β2-adaptin interaction with an IC50 value of 19.1 μM for β-arestin1 and 15.6 μM for β-arestin2.

Zerumbone is a natural monocyclic sesquiterpene first isolated from rhizomes of the wild ginger Z. zerumbet.It has also been shown to have anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities contributing to immunomodulatory and hepatoprotective effects.