Oxyberberine is isolated from the methanol extract of A. mexicana. It has been used to study the SW480 human colon cancer cell line.

Methyl ganoderate A is a Farnesyl protein transferase (FPT) inhibitor with an IC50 value of 38 microM,which has potential anticancer effects.Methyl ganoderate A has inhibitory effect on fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH).

CTP Synthetase-IN-1 is an orally active and potent cytidine 5'-triphosphate synthetase (CTPS) inhibitor with potential antitumour activity, shows anti-inflammatory activity in animal models of inflammation, inhibits human CTPS1 and human CTPS2, and can be used in studies of arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.