FASN and cancer: Several natural and synthetic FASN inhibitors such as the antifungal agent cerulenin and its synthetic derivative C75, the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and other flavonoids (luteolin, quercetin, and kaempferol), the β-lactone orlistat as well as the bactericide triclosan have been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth by inducing cell death (reviewed in [4]).