8-Epixanthatin, a light-induced growth inhibitor, mediates the phototropic curvature in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) hypocotyls, it can induce germination of O. cumana at nano- to micromolar concentrations. 8-Epixanthatin has antiprotozoal activity.
Heliangin shows anti-inflammatory effects, it can inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation through signaling NF-κB pathway on LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Heliangin has anti-cancer activity, it exhibits cytotoxicity against human oral epidermoid (