Chlorogenic acid(NSC-407296; 3-O-Caffeoylquinic acid) is one of the most abundant polyphenols in the human diet, has been reported to inhibit Y cell growth and a major anti-inflammatory constituent of lonicerae flos extract.

6-Hydroxyindole is a reactant for asymmetrical synthesis of notoamide J as a potential biosynthetic precursor of prenylated indole alkaloids and for preparation of indoleoxyacetic acid derivatives as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists.

Macranthoidin A has anti-inflammation activity.