A bioactive fatty acid; induces apoptosis and necrosis in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells at a rate of 8.8% and 8.1%, respectively; inhibits C. albicans germination (MIC = 9 μM); inhibits osteogenesis in vitro via interference with cytoskeletal rearrangement; prevents RANKL-induced bone loss and osteoclast formation in mice,