Desoxyrhaponticin and rhaponticin could be considered as promising fatty acid synthase(FAS) inhibitors, they could inhibit intracellular FAS activity and downregulate FAS expression in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells.

Dextran sulfate sodium salt (MW 16000-24000) is an anhydrous glucose polymer with a molecular weight range of 16000-24000. The sodium salt inhibits the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus by preventing the virus from absorbing the host cells.

PF-3450074 (PF74) is a small molecule HIV capsid protein, destabilized the viral capsid in vitro; acts at an early stage of HIV-1 infection and inhibits reverse transcription in target cells.