Masoprocol

Masoprocol
Clinical data

Trade names	Actinex
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
Pregnancy category	US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
Routes of administration	Topical
ATC code	L01XX10 (WHO)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	Very low
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-[(2R,3S)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol
CAS Number	500-38-9^Y
PubChem (CID)	71398
IUPHAR/BPS	4265
DrugBank	DB00179^Y
ChemSpider	64490^Y
UNII	7BO8G1BYQU^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:73468^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL313972^N
ECHA InfoCard	100.044.172
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₈H₂₂O₄
Molar mass	302.365 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Oc1ccc(cc1O)C[C@H](C)[C@H](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+^Y Key:HCZKYJDFEPMADG-TXEJJXNPSA-N^Y
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Masoprocol is an antineoplastic drug used to treat skin growths caused by sun exposure. A form of nordihydroguaiaretic acid that is taken by mouth is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Also called nordihydroguaiaretic acid, NDGA, and actinex.

Mechanism

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

It is a lipoxygenase inhibitor.^[1]

References

↑ "Masoprocol decreases rat lipolytic activity by decreasing the phosphorylation of HSL". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 279 (3): E593–600. September 2000. 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^# Vinflunine^§ Vindesine 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 (Raltitrexed Pemetrexed)

Purine	Adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin) Halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Thiopurine (Thioguanine^# Mercaptopurine^#)

Pyrimidine	Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Fluorouracil^# Capecitabine Tegafur (+gimeracil/oteracil) Carmofur Floxuridine) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine^#) Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine) Hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine Decitabine)

Deoxyribonucleotide	Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I	Camptotheca (Camptothecin Cositecan^† Belotecan Gimatecan Exatecan Irinotecan Lurtotecan^‡ Silatecan^§ Topotecan Rubitecan^‡)

II	Podophyllum (Etoposide^# Teniposide)

II+Intercalation	Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin Daunorubicin^# Doxorubicin^# Epirubicin Idarubicin Amrubicin^† Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin) Anthracenediones (Mitoxantrone Pixantrone)

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating	Nitrogen mustards: Mechlorethamine Cyclophosphamide^# (Ifosfamide Trofosfamide) Chlorambucil^# (Melphalan Prednimustine) Bendamustine Uramustine Estramustine Nitrosoureas: Carmustine Lomustine (Semustine) Fotemustine Nimustine Ranimustine Streptozocin Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan Treosulfan) Aziridines: Carboquone ThioTEPA Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine

Platinum-based	Carboplatin Cisplatin Dicycloplatin Nedaplatin Oxaliplatin Satraplatin

Nonclassical	Hydrazines (Procarbazine^#) Triazenes (Dacarbazine^# Temozolomide) Altretamine Mitobronitol Pipobroman

Intercalation	Streptomyces (Actinomycin^# Bleomycin^# Mitomycin Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT

Other

Enzyme inhibitors	FI (Tipifarnib^§) CDK inhibitors (Alvocidib^† Seliciclib^† Palbociclib) PrI Bortezomib Carfilzomib Ixazomib PhI (Anagrelide) IMPDI (Tiazofurin^§) LI (Masoprocol) PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) HDAC (Belinostat Panobinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat) PIKI (Idelalisib)

Receptor antagonists	ERA (Atrasentan) Retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) Sex steroid (Testolactone)

Other/ungrouped	Amsacrine Trabectedin Retinoids (Alitretinoin Tretinoin) Arsenic trioxide Asparagine depleters (Asparaginase^#/Pegaspargase) Celecoxib Demecolcine Elesclomol^§ Elsamitrucin Etoglucid Lonidamine Lucanthone Mitoguazone Mitotane Oblimersen^† Omacetaxine mepesuccinate Eribulin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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