Preskimmianine is the biogenetic precursor of skimmianine.It can significantly inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV2 cells.
Dasycarpol(9beta-Hydroxyfraxinellone) shows significant neuroprotective activity against glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in primary cultures of rat cortical cells at a concentration of 0.1 microM. Dasycarpol also shows moderate inhibitory activity on lung