Lasalocid (Lasalocid-A) is an ion carrier antibiotic produced by Streptomyces, which has antimicrobial and parasitic properties and is often added to feed.

Chlorhexidine (Rotersept) is a biguanide compound used as an antiseptic agent with topical antibacterial activity. Chlorhexidine is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell surface, thereby destroying the integrity of the cell membrane. Subsequently, chlorhexidine penetrates into the cell and causes leakage of intracellular components leading to cell death. Since gram-positive bacteria are more negatively charged, they are more sensitive to this agent.

Pleuromutilin (Drosophilin B) is an inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit of bacteria.

Ethyl gallate (gallic acid ethyl ester) obviously decreases cell proliferation in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, exhibits cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner. Ethyl gallate can inhibit the abilities of invasion of breast cancer in vitro by inhibiting the mRNA levels of MMP-9/MMP-2, phosphorylation of Akt and protein expression of NF-κB and inhibits hydrogen peroxide signaling, may represent an alternative class of vasopressors for use in septic shock. Also, Ethyl gallate suppresses proliferation and invasion in human breast cancer cells by modulating the PI3K/Akt pathway, which may contribute to inhibiting their downstream targets such as NF-κB p-65, Bcl-2/Bax, and mRNA levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in breast cancer cells, could be used as potential antioxidants with safe therapeutic application in cancer chemotherapy.

(+)-δ-Cadinene is a sesquiterpene from G. hirsutum with antibacterial, insecticidal, anticancer and antiproliferative activities. It showed a MIC value of 31.25 μg/ml against S. pneumoniae and LC50s values of 8.23, 9. 2 and 3 against third instar larvae of A. stephensi, A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatust, respectively.(+)-δ-Cadinene (10, 50 and 100 μM) induced apoptosis and inhibited the growth of OVCAR-3 human ovarian cancer cells apoptosis and inhibited their proliferation.