Okanin shows significant activities on both linoleic acid peroxidation inhibition and DPPH radical scavenging effect.

Isookanin shows strong diphenyl(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)iminoazanium (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity with the IC50 value of 7.9 ± 0.53 μM. Isookanin is a potent inhibitor of α-amylase (IC50=0.447 mg/ml).

3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one is a high-purity biochemical reagent, suitable for use as a biological material or organic synthesis intermediate, and widely used in research and experiments in the life sciences.