anacardic acid

Anacardic Acid (6-pentadecylsalicylic Acid) is an effective inhibitor of p300 and p300/CBP-associated factor histone acetyltranferases. It also has antimicrobial activity, antibacterial activity, and inhibits prostaglandin synthase, lipoxygenase, and tyrosinase.

Anacardic acid diene is a polyunsaturated form of anacardic acid found in cashew nut shell liquid. It exhibits antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and S. mutans with MICs of 12.5 and 6.25 μg/ml, respectively. Anacardic acid diene shows schistosomicidal activity against adult S. mansoni worms at 100 μM and also inhibits soybean lipoxygenase-1 in a time-dependent manner.

(15:3)-Anacardic acid is a benzoic acid derivative with antibacterial activity and inhibits histone acetyltransferase (HAT) at the μM level.

CAY10669 is an inhibitor of the histone acetyltransferase PCAF (p300/CREB-binding protein-associated factor; IC50 = 662 μM), displaying a 2-fold improvement in inhibitory potency over anacardic acid . At 30-60 μM, CAY10669 can dose-dependently inhibit histone H4 acetylation in HepG2 cells in vitro.