Diterpenes (C₂₀)

Ginkgolide B has potent neuroprotective, anti-arrhythmias, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects, it might be a promising drug on inhibiting platelet function and reducing inflammation in atherosclerosis.Ginkgolide B retards the proliferation and development of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and blastocysts in vitro and causes developmental injury in vivo.

Ginkgolide A is a platelet-activating factor antagonist, it can inhibit the neurotoxicity of prions or amyloid-beta1-42, may be relevant treatments for prion or Alzheimer's diseases.Ginkgolide A has neuroprotective, and anxiolytic-like effects, it is widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetic vascular complications, which might be achieved through regulating the STAT3-mediated pathway.

Neoandrographolide has antiradical, anti-inflammatory,and hypolipidemic effects, it protects the cardiovascular without significant liver damage. Neoandrographolide as chemosensitizer in S-Jurkat and X chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP)-overexpressing Jurkat cells, a model for chemoresistance.Neoandrographolide inhibits iNOS and COX-2 expression through inhibiting p38 MAPKs activation.

Crocin has antihyperlipidemic, antidepressant , anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects. It can reduce the protein expression of iNOS and caspase-3, and increase CREB, BDNF and VGF levels in hippocampus.

Oridonin has anticancer activity, might be useful as adjunctive therapy for individuals with lymphoid malignancies, including the lethal disease adult T-cell leukemia.It inhibits tumor growth in glioma by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, inhibits BxPC-3 cell growth through cell apoptosis.

Stevioside is a safe natural sweetener, has no allergic reactions, suited for both diabetics, and PKU patients, as well as for obese persons intending to lose weight by avoiding sugar supplements in the diet. Stevioside enjoys a dual positive effect by acting as an antihyperglycemic and a blood pressure-lowering substance, it may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.Stevioside exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties by inhibiting the release of cytokines and the activation of TLR2 and proteins of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, as well as caspase-3 and Bax.

Bruceine D has anti-cancer activity, it inhibits the growth of three pancreatic cancer cell lines, i.e., PANC-1, SW1990 and CAPAN-1; induces cytotoxicity in Capan-2 cells via the induction of cellular apoptosis involving the mitochondrial pathway.Bruceine D may have the potential to be used as a natural viricide, or a lead compound for new viricides.

Dehydroabietic acid (DHAA), a major poison to fishes in pulp and paper mill effluents, has toxicological and physiological effects, 20 μg l?1 is close to the “minimum effective concentration” of DHAA to rainbow trout.

Trans Sodium Crocetinate(TSC), also known as Disodium trans-crocetinate or Sodium crocetinate, is potentially for the treatment of glioblastoma. Trans Sodium Crocetinate improves amyloid-β degradation in monocytes from Alzheimer's Disease patients. trans-crocetin inhibit glutamatergic synaptic transmission in rat cortical brain slices. Crocetin inhibits invasiveness of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells via downregulation of matrix metalloproteinases.

Dehydroandrographolide is a novel TMEM16A inhibitor and possesses multiple pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammation, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-virus and anti-hepatitis activity. It possesses activity against HBV DNA replication with IC50 values of 22.58 uM and low SI values of 8.7 ; it can alleviate oxidative stress in LPS-induced acute lung injury possibly by inactivating iNOS.