En kraftfull lipoxigenashämmare som stör arakidonsyrametabolismen. Föreningen blockerar även i mindre omfattning formyltetrahydrofolatsyntetas, karboxylesteras och cyklooxygenas. Den används dessutom som antioxidant i fetter och oljor.
A potent lipoxygenase inhibitor that interferes with arachidonic acid metabolism. The compound also inhibits formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase, carboxylesterase, and cyclooxygenase to a lesser extent. It also serves as an antioxidant in fats and oils.
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(R*,S*)-4,4'-(2,3-Dimethylbutane-1,4-diyl)bispyrocatechol — Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid — Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, (R*,S*)-Isomer — Dihydronorguaiaretic Acid — meso-Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid — Acid, meso-Nordihydroguaiaretic — meso Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid — Actinex