Epiberberine chloride, a natural pro-berberine from Coptis chinensis Franch. is an AChE, BChE, and BACE1 inhibitor with IC50 values of 1.07, 6.03, and 8.55 μM, respectively.Epiberberine chloride has antioxidant effects and inhibits the effects of Ca9-22 and Fa2R. Epiberberine chloride has antioxidant effects, inhibits the motility of Ca9-22 and FaDu cell lines, and can be used to study hyperlipidemia, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.
Berbamine is a natural product extracted from Phellodendron amurense. It acts as a calcium channel blocker and possesses anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, and cardiovascular effects.
Worenine (Worenin) is used in the a flurophore switched probe which aids in correction of an abasic site (AP site) caused by the removal of a damaged base in DNA.
z-Octadecyl caffeate may have pain-relieving activity. Octadecyl caffeate and coptisonine can stimulate glucose uptake at 25 and 50 ug/mL. Octadecyl caffeate and octadecyl coumarate applied to the surface of susceptible varieties in laboratory bioassays r