Lucidone A is a lanostanoid isolated from the fruiting bodies of G. resinaceum. lucidone A showed inhibitory effects against the increase of ALT and AST levels in HepG2 cells induced by H2O2 compared to a control group in the range of their maximum non-toxic concentration (MNTC) .

(2R, 3S)-N-Benzoyl-3-phenylisoserine is an intermediate in the preparation of potent anticancer drug Paclitaxel used to study the location of the binding sites.

(4Z,6E)-5-hydroxy-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-4,6-dien-3-one shows growth inhibitory activity in vitro versus bloodstream forms of African trypanosomes, with the IC(50) value in the range of 1-3 microg/mL.