EGA inhibits the intoxication of lethal toxins and prevents the entry of a variety of other acid-dependent bacterial toxins and viruses into mammalian cells.EGA is a powerful tool for the study of membrane trafficking and can be used to treat infectious diseases.

Ebeiedinone, a steroidal alkaloid from Fritillaria species, inhibits the bioactivity of human whole blood cholinesterase (ChE) at the concentration of 0.1 mM, with the inhibitory effects of 69.0%.

Pivagabine is a derivative of hydrophobic 4-aminobutyric acid, with neuromodulatory activity. Pivagabine penetrates the blood-brain barrier in rats. Pivagabine antagonizes the effects of foot shock on both GABAA receptor function and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) concentrations in rat brain.