Cuscutamine has luciferase-inducing activity and can significantly stimulate cancer cell proliferation.

Chrysophanol 8-O-glucoside and chrysophanol have mild cytotoxicity and anti-diabetic properties and can play metabolic roles in the insulin-stimulated glucose transport pathway.

H-Ala-Ala-OH (L-Alanyl-L-alanine; Ala-Ala) is a nonpolar dipeptide that is absorbed by human intestinal Caco-2 cells. The transport of alanine (Ala), like proton/amino acid symport, can lead to cytoplasmic acidification.