General structure of anacardic acids. R is an alkyl chain of variable length, which may be saturated or unsaturated.
Anacardic acids are phenolic lipids, chemical compounds found in the shell of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale). An acid form of urushiol, they also cause an allergic skin rash on contact,[1] known as urushiol-induced contact dermatitis. Anacardic acid is a yellow liquid. It is partially miscible with ethanol and ether, but nearly immiscible with water. Chemically, anacardic acid is a mixture of several closely related organic compounds. Each consists of a salicylic acid substituted with an alkyl chain that has 15 or 17 carbon atoms. The alkyl group may be saturated or unsaturated; anacardic acid is a mixture of saturated and unsaturated molecules. The exact mixture depends on the species of the plant.[2] The 15-carbon unsaturated side chain compound found in the cashew plant is lethal to Gram-positive bacteria.[citation needed]
Folk use for tooth abscesses, it is also active against acne, some insects, tuberculosis, and MRSA. It is primarily found in foods such as cashew nuts, cashew apples, and cashew nutshell oil, but also in mangos and Pelargonium geraniums.[3]
^Rosen T, Fordice DB (April 1994). "Cashew nut dermatitis". Southern Medical Journal. 87 (4): 543–546. doi:10.1097/00007611-199404000-00026. PMID 8153790.
^Paul VJ, Yeddanapalli LM (1954). "Olefinic Nature of Anacardic Acid from Indian Cashew-nut Shell Liquid". Nature. 174 (4430): 604. Bibcode:1954Natur.174..604P. doi:10.1038/174604a0. S2CID 4249027.
^Romeo JT, ed. (2006). Integrative plant biochemistry. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-08-045125-1.
Anacardicacids are phenolic lipids, chemical compounds found in the shell of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale). An acid form of urushiol, they also...
CNSL is mostly composed of anacardicacids (70%), cardol (18%) and cardanol (5%). Heating CNSL decarboxylates the anacardicacids, producing a technical grade...
Cardanol is a phenolic lipid obtained from anacardicacid, the main component of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a byproduct of cashew nut processing. Cardanol...
categories, such as carotenoids and polyphenols, which include phenolic acids, flavonoids, stilbenes or lignans. Flavonoids can be further divided into...
Mauad, T. (2011). "Acute, subacute toxicity and mutagenic effects of anacardicacids from cashew (Anacardium occidentale Linn.) in mice". Journal of Ethnopharmacology...
adsorbs bile acids, but the unconjugated form of the bile acids are adsorbed more than the conjugated form. In the ileum where bile acids are primarily...
organic acids may also attach to the base, by forming esters via their carboxyl (COOH) groups. Of particular note among these are sugar acids such as...
Alkylcatechols Alkylphenols (nonylphenol, cardanol) Alkylresorcinols Anacardicacids Due to their strong amphiphilic character, the phenolic lipids can...
hydroxyl groups on aromatic rings" including four principal classes: "phenolic acids, flavonoids, stilbenes, and lignans". Flavonoids include flavones, flavonols...
betanin, the simplest betacyan. In addition, betalamic acid reacts spontaneously with various amino acids or amines to form yellow-orange colored betaxanthins...
ginkgolic acids – which are highly allergenic – long-chain alkylphenols, such as bilobol or adipostatin A (bilobol is a substance related to anacardicacid from...
"Enzymatic formation of capsaicinoid from vanillylamine and iso-type fatty acids by cell-free extracts of Capsicum annuum var. annuum cv. Karayatsubusa"...
isonicotinic acid hydrazide against various Mycobacteria.; methicillin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus; and anacardicacid and erythromycin...
addition: Esterification of the hydroxyl group at carbon 3 with fatty/organic acids or carbohydrates results in plant sterol esters, i.e. oleates, ferulates...
aromatic amino acid phenylalanine, synthesized in the shikimic acid pathway, is the common precursor of phenol containing amino acids and phenolic compounds...
fruit's skin contains a strongly irritating oil composed mostly of anacardicacid, cardol, cardanol and other aromatic compounds. The tree is found at...
molecular formula C22H30O3 (molar mass : 342.47 g/mol) may refer to: Anacardicacid, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut Endrisone...
a cardanol-processing plant which extracts phenolic lipids from the anacardic-acid-rich cashew shells. The lipids are used in chemical industries which...
Global Information