3β-Hydroxy-urs-11-en-28,13β-olide shows a potent concentration-independent cytoprotective effect against CCl4-induced injury on human hepatoma cell line relative to silymarin as a reference standard. It exhibits weak-moderate antiproliferative activity ag
ent-8(14),15-pimaradien-3beta-ol (8(14),15-Isopimaradien-3-ol) can induce vascular relaxation. It displays high antibacterial activities (MIC values lower than 10 microg /mL for most pathogens).
Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one exhibits cytotoxic activity against human gastric cancer cells and can induce G2 M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells, offering potential for future therapeutic applications in humans.
The compound 3-Oxo-21α-methoxy-24,25,26,27-tetranortirucall-7-ene-23(21)-lactone is a cytotoxic tirucallane C26 triterpenoid that has been extracted from the stem barks of Aphanamixis grandifolia.
AKaurane-3,16,17-triol,ent-kaurane-3-oxo-16α,17-diol,and ent-16α,17-dihydroxyatisan-3-one are three kinds of toxic diterpenoids isolated from the roots of genus Euphorbia.
ent-11alpha-Hydroxyabieta-8(14),13(15)-dien-16,12alpha-olide shows significant cytotoxic activity against ANA-1 and Jurkat cells with IC50 values 7.12 x 10(-3) and 1.79 x 10(-2) microM.