D-Allose is a rare naturally occurring monosaccharide known to exert anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. The effects of D-Allose on the cellular membranes of hormone-refractory prostate cancer cell line (DU145) hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) and normal prostate epithelial cells (PrEC) were studied at the molecular level by phospholipid profiling using a shotgun lipidomic method.

±)9,10-DiHOME is the racemate of 9,10-DiHOME. 9,10-DiHOME is a leukotoxin derivative of linoleic acid diol that has been reported to be toxic in human's tissue preparations, and is produced by inflammatory leukocytes such as neutrophils and macrophages.

Tanshinone IIB is a major active constituent of the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) widely used for the research of stroke and coronary heart disease in Asian countries. Tanshinone IIB has a neuroprotective effect via inhibition of apoptosis.