SMER 3 is an inhibitor of the Skp1-Cullin-F-box (SCF)(Met30) ubiquitin ligase, a member of the SCF E3-ligase family, which regulates diverse cellular processes including transcription, cell-cycle control and immune response.

Ethyl glucoside (β-D-Glucopyranoside, ethyl), a shale inhibitor for water-based drilling fluids, is a versatile initiator of enzyme-catalyzed regioselective lactone ring-opening polymerization and is a natural compound found in Sisyrinchium palmifolium.

11-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl thamnosmonin, a coumarin glucosides, can be isolated from the roots of Angelica apaensis. 11-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl thamnosmonin has weak inhibitory activity on the aggregation of rabbit platelets induced by PAF, AA, and ADP.