"Masoprocol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009637
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.140.450.582 D02.455.426.559.389.657.166.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Masoprocol- Masoprocol
- (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
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Masoprocol" by people in Profiles.
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Overexpression of 5-lipoxygenase in colon polyps and cancer and the effect of 5-LOX inhibitors in vitro and in a murine model. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Oct 15; 14(20):6525-30.
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Long-term elevation of cyclooxygenase-2, but not lipoxygenase, in regions synaptically distant from spreading depression. J Comp Neurol. 1996 Dec 16; 376(3):447-62.
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Chaparral ingestion. The broadening spectrum of liver injury caused by herbal medications. JAMA. 1995 Feb 08; 273(6):489-90.