Anti-acetylcholinesterase, anticancer, antidiabetic, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-obesity, antioxidant, antitumor, cardioprotective, hypocholesterolemic, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, immunoregulatory, immunostimulatory. The gene discussed is ACHE; the disease is obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.