masoprocol
Sign in to saveAlso known as CHX 100, CHX-100, erythro-nordihydroguaiaretic acid, Masoprocolum, meso-1,4-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane, meso-2,3-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenylmethyl)butane, meso-4-[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol, meso-4,4'-(2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediyl)bis(pyrocatechol)
Masoprocol is an antineoplastic drug used to treat skin growths caused by sun exposure. It is the meso form of nordihydroguaiaretic acid that is taken by mouth. The substance is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- nordihydroguaiaretic acid
- Mass
- 302.151809
- Has use
- medication
Show 7 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₂₂O₄
- medical condition treated
- keratosis
- canonical SMILES
- CC(CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O)C(C)CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H](CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O)[C@@H](C)CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- masoprocol
- melting point
- 186
- found in taxon
- Larrea divaricata
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Mechanism
- References
- External links
Masoprocol is an antineoplastic drug used to treat skin growths caused by sun exposure. It is the meso form of nordihydroguaiaretic acid that is taken by mouth. The substance is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.
Masoprocol is also called NDGA, and Actinex.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “masoprocol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Available in 7 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0