Cycloartenyl ferulate (also known as cycloartenol ferulate) is a representative triterpene alcohol with diverse biological properties, such as antioxidant, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities.

Tanshinone IIB is a major active constituent of the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) widely used for the research of stroke and coronary heart disease in Asian countries. Tanshinone IIB has a neuroprotective effect via inhibition of apoptosis.

2'-C-Methyladenosine is an inhibitor of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication and a ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase inhibitor from Corynebacterium renalis.