Artanin displays promising inhibition against both MSSA and MRSA with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 8-64 ug/ml, but very weak against Gram-negative pathogen and yeast with MICs of 256 to ≥1024 ug/ml.

Obestatin (human) is an endogenous ligand for G-protein eurythmic entity 39 formed by shearing of preproghrelin, which inhibits feeding in a dose-dependent manner, and can be used in the study of obesity.

Camelliaside B possesses deglycosylation activity.