Epicatechin pentaacetate is a phenolic compound from the V. mullaha fruit extracts, the utilization of V. mullaha fruit as functional food with prospective pharmaceutical, nutraceuticals and cosmeceutical properties.
Tripdiolide has cytotoxic, and anti-rheumatic activities, it suppresses pro-inflammatory gene expression, may be effective therapy for lupus nephritis.
Wilfortrine can induce liver cancer cell HepG2 apoptosis, but with no effect on the cell cycle, mainly by promoting Bax expression and inhibiting anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 expression.
Wilforlide A (T1) serves as a quality control standard of Tripterygium Glycosides that be listed in Drug Standard of Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China. T1 has anti-inflammatory effects.
Triptoquinone A may be a useful candidate for the development of a drug as a potent inhibitor of iNOS gene over-expression. Triptoquinone A has anti-inflammatory activity, it prevents ndotoxin-or interleukin-1 beta-promoted induction of nitric oxide synth
Zeorin shows strong inhibition activity against bacteria and fungi. It markedly exhibits inhibitory activity on histamine release from mast cell induced by DNP24-BSA, it shows potent inhibitory effect by 40% decrease of histamine release.
Triptoquinone B is a novel interleukin-1 inhibitor, shows extremely potent inhibitory activities against interleukin-lα and β releases for human peripheral mononticlear cells, it shows the significant immunosuppressive activity.