Other and Potential Uses
There is also a suspicion that inhibiting anacardic acids may arrest the growth of cancer tumors such as breast cancer.
Anacardic acid (2-hydroxy-6-alkylbenzoic acid) provides resistance to small pest insects (aphids and spider mites).
Anacardic acid kills methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cells more rapidly than totarol.
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