C-Peptide, dog is a component of proinsulin, released from pancreatic beta cells into blood together with insulin. The C-peptide of proinsulin is important for the biosynthesis of insulin but has for a long time been considered to be biologically inert.

Gomisin K1 ((-)-Gomisin K1) is a lignan that exhibits anti-cancer activity. Gomisin K1 inhibits HeLa cell growth, with an IC50 of 5.46 μM.

Shancigusin I is a natural product from the tuber of Cremastra appendiculata.