Taraxeryl acetate shows the significant antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus (type II). It has less effect on cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of AGS cells than taraxerol.

trans-Stilbene is a natural product used in the manufacture of dye lasers, optical brighteners, and non-steroidal synthetic estrogens.

IHMT-MST1-58 is a STE20-like protein 1 kinase (MST1) inhibitor (IC50:23 nM) with high efficiency, selectivity and oral activity. IHMT-MST1-58 can be used to study type 1 or type 2 diabetes.