ent-16alpha,17-Dihydroxyatisan-3-one and ent-16alpha,17-dihydroxykauran-3-one have apoptosis induction activities on L5178 human MDR1 gene-transfected mouse lymphoma cells.
8,9-Epoxy-3-isobutyryloxy-10-(2-methylbutanoyl)thymol is a chemical composition of essential oils from Telekia speciosa. It also shows marked antipro-liferative activity against human cancer cell lines in vitro.
(4Z,6E)-5-hydroxy-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-4,6-dien-3-one shows growth inhibitory activity in vitro versus bloodstream forms of African trypanosomes, with the IC(50) value in the range of 1-3 microg/mL.