UK-396082 is a potent and selective inhibitor of activated thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (activated TAFI; TAFIa) with Ki of 10 nM.

Tubuloside A ( 8.6 microM) can inhibit D-galactosamine-induced death of hepatocytes. Tubuloside A has NO radical-scavenging activity, which possibly contributes to its anti-inflammatory effects.

Ganoderenic acid A has a potent hepatoprotective, and cytotoxic effects, it shows inhibitory activity on human aldose reductase in vitro.From the acidic fraction, potent human aldose reductase inhibitors, ganoderic acid C2 (1) and Ganoderenic acid A (2), were isolated together with three related compounds.