BMVC is a potent G-quadruplex (G4) stabilizer and a selective telomerase inhibitor (IC50: ~0.2 μM) with anticancer activities. BMVC inhibits Taq DNA polymerase (IC50: ~2.5 μM).
Lipiferolide is an inhibitor of farnesyl protein transferase(FPTase), it inhibits the FPTase activity in a dose-dependent manner, and shows cell growth inhibitory activity against several tumor cells, it possesses cytotoxic activity against KB cells. Liriodenine also has antiplasmodial activity.