Pyracrenic acid is a potent elastase inhibitor with an IC50 value of 1.5 mg/mL. Pyracrenic acid shows DPPH radical scavenging activity. It also shows significant cytotoxic activities against human cancer cells COLO 205 and AGS.
alpha-Amyrin palmitate is antiarthritic in the adjuvant model of arthritis in rats. alpha-Amyrin palmitate is a potent non-competitive inhibitor of chymotrypsin (Ki=6 microM), it also shows weak cytotoxicity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line.