Sodium metatungstate is a potent inhibitor of ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase)(Ki values of 2.58 μM, 3.26 μM, and 28.8 μM for NTPDase 1, NTPDase 3 and NTPDase 2 respectively).

Deapi-platycodin D3 is a natural product isolate from the root of Platycodon grandiflorum.

2-Hydroxy-3-methylanthraquinone enhances apoptosis of U937 cells,in part,through activation of p-p38MAPK and downregulation of p-ERK1/2; triggers caspase-3 activation mediated apoptotic induction.