Isoginkgetin exerts apoptotic effects on A375 melanoma cells.

Many plants produce secondary metabolites, known as flavonoids, which are thought to exhibit anti-cancer properties. , a plant traditionally used in Chinese herbal medicine, is known to produce over 40 different secondary metabolites. Isoginkgetin, a biflavanoid from this species, has been demonstrated to be cytotoxic to different cancer cell lines.