VHD-valtrate has anticancer effects against human ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, it is a potential therapeutic agent for ovarian cancer, providing a basis for development of the compound as a novel chemotherapeutic agent.
Ganoderic acid X is a potential Mdm2 inhibitor(K(i) = 16nM). It is a potential anticancer drug, inhibits topoisomerases and induces apoptosis of cancer cells.