anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696)

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ChEBI Name	anacardic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:2696

Definition	A hydroxybenzoic acid that is salicylic acid substituted by a pentadecyl group at position 6. It is a major component of cashew nut shell liquid and exhibits an extensive range of bioactivities.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

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Formula

C22H36O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

348.527

Monoisotopic Mass

348.26645

InChI

InChI=1S/C22H36O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-19-17-15-18-20(23)21(19)22(24)25/h15,17-18,23H,2-14,16H2,1H3,(H,24,25)

InChIKey

ADFWQBGTDJIESE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC(O)=C1C(O)=O

Metabolite of Species	Details
Amphipterygium adstringens (NCBI:txid124857)	See: PubMed
Anacardium occidentale (NCBI:txid171929)	See: PubMed
Semecarpus anacardium (NCBI:txid289767)	See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid )

Biological Role(s):	EC 2.3.1.48 (histone acetyltransferase) inhibitor An EC 2.3.1.* (acyltransferase transferring other than amino-acyl group) inhibitor that interferes with the function of histone acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.48). apoptosis inducer Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms. EC 3.4.22.69 (SARS coronavirus main proteinase) inhibitor An EC 3.4.22.* (cysteine endopeptidase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of SARS coronavirus main proteinase (EC 3.4.22.69). anticoronaviral agent Any antiviral agent which inhibits the activity of coronaviruses. antibacterial agent A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.

Application(s):	neuroprotective agent Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. anti-inflammatory agent Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has functional parent salicylic acid (CHEBI:16914) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role anti-inflammatory agent (CHEBI:67079) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role anticoronaviral agent (CHEBI:149553) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role EC 2.3.1.48 (histone acetyltransferase) inhibitor (CHEBI:76395) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role EC 3.4.22.69 (SARS coronavirus main proteinase) inhibitor (CHEBI:147285) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35868) anacardic acid (CHEBI:2696) is a hydroxybenzoic acid (CHEBI:24676)

IUPAC Name

2-hydroxy-6-pentadecylbenzoic acid

Synonyms	Sources
(15:0)-anacardic acid	ChEBI
1-hydroxy-2-carboxy-3-pentadecylbenzene	ChEBI
22:0-anacardic acid	ChEBI
6-(pentadecyl)salicylic acid	LINCS
6-pentadecyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid	ChEBI
6-pentadecylsalicylic acid	ChEBI
anacardic acid	LINCS
cyclogallipharic acid	ChEBI
ginkgolic acid C15:0	ChEBI
hydroginkgolic acid	ChEBI

Registry Number	Type	Source
16611-84-0	CAS Registry Number	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

12 October 2021