Myristoleic acid is a cytotoxic component from the fruit extract of S. repens. It induces apoptosis and necrosis in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells at a rate of 8.8% and 8.1%, respectively. Furthermore, myristoleic acid found in the by-products for making cheese is one of three fatty acids that are most active at inhibiting Candida albicans germination. It has a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 9 µM in vivo. Myristoleic acid methyl ester is a more hydrophobic form of the free acid.