Foxy-5 is a peptide that mimics the WNT5A protein and is expected to reduce the mobility of the cancer cells. Foxy-5 triggers cytosolic free calcium signaling without affecting β-catenin activation and it impairs the migration and invasion of epithelial cancer cells.

Angustifoline has activity against gram-positive bacteria. It inhibits human colon cancer cell growth by inducing autophagy along with mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis, suppression of cell invasion and migration and stimulating G2/M cell cycle arrest.

Aristolochic acid B is one of the major components of the carcinogenic plant extract aristolochic acid, is known to be mutagenic and to form DNA adducts in vitro and in vivo.