Spectinomycin sulfate hydrate is a broad-spectrum antibiotic and inhibits the growth of a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Spectinomycin sulfate hydrate acts by selectively targeting to the bacterial ribosome and interrupting protein synthesis. Spectinomycin sulfate hydrate is also a noncompetitive inhibitor of td intron RNA with an Ki value of 7.2 mM-.

1,3,6-Tri-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose is a phenolic compound in Black Walnut Kernels. It shows anti-inflammatory activity.

Evonimine (Euonine) is an alkaloid isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. Evonimine exhibits significant inhibition of humoral-mediated immunity using the haemolytic response as an indicator, and shows good anti-feeding activity against the lepidopteran Spodoptera littoralis.