Term Name:	nordihydroguaiaretic acid
Synonyms:	1,4-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane, 2,3-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenylmethyl)butane, 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediyl)bis(pyrocatechol), 4,4'-(2,3-dimethylbutane-1,4-diyl)dibenzene-1,2-diol, 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyltetramethylene)dipyrocatechol, beta,gamma-dimethyl-alpha,delta-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)butane, NDGA, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid (unspecified), norhydroguaiaretic acid, NSC 4291
Definition:	A tetrol that is butane which is substituted at positions 2 and 3 by 3,4-dihydroxybenzyl groups. Masoprocol, the meso-form found in the leaves of the creosote bush (Larrea divaricata), is a potent lipoxygenase inhibitor.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:7625]  ( EBI )