Ergosterol peroxide is an inhibitor of osteoclast differentiation, which has antiviral, trypanocidal, antitumor, and antiangiogenic actions, it can stimulate Foxo3a activity by inhibiting pAKT and c-Myc and activating pro-apoptotic protein Puma and Bax to induce cancer cell death.

N-Acetyldopamine dimmers A (Compound (+)-2) can be isolated from the cast-off shell of the cicada of Cryptotympana sp. N-Acetyldopamine dimmers A increases collagen and α-SMA expression.

2-Deacetoxytaxinine J shows significant in vitro activity against breast cancer cell line at a concentration of 20 microM and 10 microM in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 respectively.