Bioactivity | Cardanol diene is a phenol found in cashew nut shell liquid that inhibits tyrosinase with an IC50 value of 52.5 μM in vitro.1 Cardanol diene is also used to synthesize cardanol-metal complexes that inhibit uropathogenic E. coli biofilm formation. |
CAS | 51546-63-5 |
Formula | C21H32O |
Molar Mass | 300.48 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Yu, et al. Inhibitory mechanism of cardanols on tyrosinase. Proc. Biochem. 51(12), 223-2237 (2016). |