3-Hydroxybakuchiol exerts cytotoxic and anti-proliferative effects on the TA3/Ha mouse mammary adenocarcinoma cell line and induces a decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, the activation of caspase-3, the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transport pore (MPTP) and nuclear DNA fragmentation.3-Hydroxybakuchiol has antitumor activity resulting from interactions with the ETC, a system that is already deficient in cancer cells.

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate the active form of vitamin B6 is a cofactor for many different enzymes involved in transamination reactions including mitochondrial cysteine desulfurase cystathionine γ-synthase various aminotransferases and a d-serine dehydratase.

(±)-Licarin A ((±)-trans-Dehydrodiisoeugenol) is a dihydrobenzofuran neolignan, the resultant of an oxidative coupling reaction of isoeugenol and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme. (±)-Licarin A shows 100% parasites mortality at 200 μM.