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                                    Abbreviated name: NDGA
                                 
                            
                            
                               
                                                                Synonyms: Actinex®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                nordihydroguiaretic acid is an approved drug (FDA (1992)) 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Although we show the non-isomeric molecule, the approved drug masoprocol is a specific stereoisomer of NGDA, with IUPAC name 4-[(2S,3R)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol (as shown in the PubChem record). The ChEMBL record displays the non-stereoisomeric molecule. PubChem lists 6 stereoisomers of this compound.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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Classification ![]()  | 
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| Compound class | Natural product | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (1992) | 
| Withdrawn drug? | Yes | 
IUPAC Name ![]()  | 
                                                        
| 4-[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol | 
International Nonproprietary Names ![]()  | 
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| INN number | INN | 
| 6615 | masoprocol | 
Synonyms ![]()  | 
                                                        
| Actinex® | 
Database Links ![]()  | 
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| CAS Registry No. | 500-38-9 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL52 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00179 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178101082 | 
| PubChem CID | 4534 | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | HCZKYJDFEPMADG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | HCZKYJDFEPMADG | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | masoprocol | 
| Search PubMed titles | masoprocol | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | masoprocol | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | HCZKYJDFEPMADG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | HCZKYJDFEPMADG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
| Wikipedia | Nordihydroguaiaretic_acid, Masoprocol | 
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                                                                           Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (links to external site) 
                                                                    
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