1. 3-Butylidenephthalide (Butylidene phthalide) has antihyperglycemic effect is due to inhibition of α-glucosidase at the intestinal level, inhibited the activity of yeast-α-glucosidase (IC(5) 2.35 mM) in a noncompetitive fashion with a K(i) of 4.86 mM.

(Z)-Butylidenephthalide ((Z)-3-Butylidenephthalide) has antitumor and hypoglycemic effects, and can effectively inhibit the tumor growth of glioma and inhibit R-glucosidase activity.

5,7-dimethoxy-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one (5,7-dimethoxyphthalide) is a phthalide isolated from Italian waxflower with good anti-inflammatory activity.

4,5,6,7-Tetrachlorophthalide is a fungicide used for the control of rice blast. It has a role as a melanin synthesis inhibitor and an antifungal agrochemical.

5,7-Dihydroxyphthalide is a natural product for research related to life sciences. The catalog number is TN5688 and the CAS number is 27979-58-4.

Butylphthalide (3-Butylphthalide) is an anti-cerebral-ischemia drug; first isolated from the seeds of Apium graveolens Linn.

Senkyunolide J, a phthalide isolated from the rhizome of Ligusticum Chuanxiong [1], exhibits medicinal properties.

Asperglaucin A, an atypical phthalide-like derivative, exhibits potent antibacterial activities, demonstrating effectiveness against the plant pathogens Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidae (Psa) and Bacillus cereus, with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 6.25 μM [1].

Sedanolide is a natural phthalide first isolated from seed oil of the Umbelliferae family, including celery.