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ChEBI

masoprocol

Term ID
CHEBI:73468
Synonyms
  • 4-[(2R,3S)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol
  • Actinex
  • CHX 100
  • CHX-100
  • erythro-nordihydroguaiaretic acid
  • masoprocol
  • masoprocolum
  • meso-1,4-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane
  • meso-2,3-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenylmethyl)butane
  • meso-4,4'-(2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediyl)bis(pyrocatechol)
  • meso-4,4'-(2,3-dimethyltetramethylene)dipyrocatechol
  • meso-4-[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol
  • meso-beta,gamma-dimethyl-alpha,delta-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)butan
  • meso-NDGA
  • meso-nordihydroguaiaretic acid
Definition
The meso-form of nordihydroguaiaretic acid. An antioxidant found in the creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, it is a potent lipoxygenase inhibitor that interferes with arachidonic acid metabolism. It also inhibits (though to a lesser extent) formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase, carboxylesterase, and cyclooxygenase.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from masoprocol
Phenotype where environments contain masoprocol
Phenotype modified by environments containing masoprocol
Human Disease Model