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Masoprocol
Clinical data

Trade names	Actinex
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
Routes of administration	Topical
ATC code	L01XX10 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	Very low
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-benzene-1,2-diol
CAS Number	27686-84-6
PubChem CID	71398
IUPHAR/BPS	4265
DrugBank	DB00179
ChemSpider	64490
UNII	7BO8G1BYQU
ChEBI	CHEBI:73468
ChEMBL	ChEMBL313972
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5045178
ECHA InfoCard	100.044.172
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₈H₂₂O₄
Molar mass	302.370 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Oc1ccc(cc1O)C(C)(C)Cc2ccc(O)c(O)c2
InChI InChI=1S/C18H22O4/c1-11(7-13-3-5-15(19)17(21)9-13)12(2)8-14-4-6-16(20)18(22)10-14/h3-6,9-12,19-22H,7-8H2,1-2H3/t11-,12+ Key:HCZKYJDFEPMADG-TXEJJXNPSA-N
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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.

Mechanism

Nordihydroguaiaretic acid is an antioxidant, and it may block certain enzymes needed for tumor growth.

It is a lipoxygenase inhibitor.

References

Gowri MS, Azhar RK, Kraemer FB, Reaven GM, Azhar S (September 2000). "Masoprocol decreases rat lipolytic activity by decreasing the phosphorylation of HSL". American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 279 (3): E593-600. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.2000.279.3.E593. PMID 10950827.

External links

MedlinePlus Drug Information
Actinex entry in the public domain NCI Cancer Dictionary

Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents / antineoplastic agents (L01)

SPs/MIs
(M phase)

Block microtubule assembly	Vinca alkaloids (Vinblastine Vincristine Vindesine Vinflunine Vinorelbine)
Block microtubule disassembly	Taxanes (Cabazitaxel Docetaxel Larotaxel Ortataxel Paclitaxel Tesetaxel) Epothilones (Ixabepilone)

DNA replication
inhibitor

DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)

Folic acid	Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (Aminopterin Methotrexate Pemetrexed Pralatrexate) Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Pemetrexed Raltitrexed)
Purine	Adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin) Halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Rabacfosadine Thiopurine (Mercaptopurine Tioguanine)
Pyrimidine	Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Capecitabine Carmofur Doxifluridine Floxuridine Fluorouracil Tegafur (+gimeracil/oteracil)) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine +daunorubicin) Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine) Hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine Decitabine)
Deoxyribonucleotide	Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I	Camptotheca (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan Etirinotecan pegol Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan Lurtotecan Rubitecan Silatecan Topotecan)
II	Podophyllum (Etoposide Teniposide)
II+Intercalation	Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin Amrubicin Daunorubicin (+cytarabine) Doxorubicin Epirubicin Idarubicin Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin) Anthracenediones (Losoxantrone Mitoxantrone Pixantrone) Amsacrine Bisantrene Crisnatol Menogaril

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating	Nitrogen mustards: Bendamustine Chlormethine Cyclophosphamide (Ifosfamide Trofosfamide) Chlorambucil Melphalan (Melphalan flufenamide) Prednimustine Uramustine Nitrosoureas: Carmustine Fotemustine Lomustine (Semustine) Nimustine Ranimustine Streptozocin Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan Treosulfan) Aziridines: Carboquone Thiotepa Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine
Platinum-based	Carboplatin Cisplatin Dicycloplatin Nedaplatin Oxaliplatin Satraplatin
Nonclassical	Altretamine Hydrazines (Procarbazine) Etoglucid Mitobronitol Pipobroman Triazenes (Dacarbazine Mitozolomide Temozolomide)
Intercalation	Streptomyces (Dactinomycin Bleomycin Mitomycins Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT

Other

Enzyme inhibitors	FI (Tipifarnib) CDK inhibitors (Abemaciclib Alvocidib Palbociclib Ribociclib Seliciclib) PrI Bortezomib Carfilzomib Oprozomib Ixazomib PhI (Anagrelide) IMPDI (Tiazofurin) LI (Masoprocol) PARP inhibitor (Fuzuloparib Niraparib +abiraterone acetate Olaparib Rucaparib) HDAC (Belinostat Entinostat Panobinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat) PIKI (Pi3K) (Alpelisib Copanlisib Duvelisib Idelalisib Inavolisib Umbralisib) IDH (Enasidenib Ivosidenib Olutasidenib Vorasidenib)
Receptor antagonists	ERA (Atrasentan) Retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) Sex steroid (Testolactone)
Other/ungrouped	Adagrasib Aflibercept Arsenic trioxide Asparagine depleters (Asparaginase/Pegaspargase) Axicabtagene ciloleucel Belzutifan Bexarotene Brexucabtagene autoleucel Celecoxib Ciltacabtagene autoleucel Demecolcine Denileukin diftitox Eflornithine Elesclomol Elsamitrucin Epacadostat Eribulin Estramustine Glasdegib Idecabtagene vicleucel Imetelstat Lifileucel Lisocabtagene maraleucel Lonidamine Lucanthone Lurbinectedin Mitoguazone Mitotane Nadofaragene firadenovec Navitoclax Obecabtagene autoleucel Oblimersen Omacetaxine mepesuccinate Plitidepsin Tabelecleucel Retinoids (Alitretinoin Tretinoin) Selinexor Sitimagene ceradenovec Sotorasib Tagraxofusp Talimogene laherparepvec Tazemetostat Tebentafusp Tiazofurine Tigilanol tiglate Tisagenlecleucel Trabectedin Veliparib Venetoclax Verdinexor Vosaroxin

WHO-EM
Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- Phase III
- Never to phase III

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