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DrugAge entry for Nordihydroguaiaretic acid

Name
Nordihydroguaiaretic acid 
Synonyms
1,2-Benzenediol, 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyl-1,4-butanediyl)bis- • 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-Dimethyltetramethylene)dipyrocatechol • 4-[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol • 500-38-9 • Actinex • beta,gamma-Dimethyl-alpha,delta-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)butane • Butane, 1,4-bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethyl- • CCRIS 1399 • CHEMBL52 • Dihydronorguaiaretic acid • Dinorguaiaretic acid, dihydro- • EINECS 207-903-0 • MFCD00002206 • NDGA • NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID • Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (unspecified) • Nordihydroguairaretic acid • nordihydroguaretic acid • Norguaiaretic acid, dihydro- • Norhydroguaiaretic acid • NSC 4291 • NSC 682984 • Pyrocatechol, 4,4'-(2,3-dimethyltetramethylene)di- 
CAS Number
500-38-9 
IUPAC Name
4-[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutyl]benzene-1,2-diol 
PubChem CID
4534 

Summary

Species No. Entries MAX(Avg/Med Lifespan Change %) MEAN(Avg/Med Lifespan Change %) MAX(Max Lifespan Change %) MEAN(Max Lifespan Change %)

Results

Compound/Formulation Species Sex Strain Dosage Avg/Med Lifespan Change (%) Avg/Med Lifespan Significance Max Lifespan Change (%) Reference

Lifespan Charts for Nordihydroguaiaretic acid


References

Richie, JP et al. (1986) Dietary nordihydroguaiaretic acid increases the life span of the mosquito. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 183(1)81-85 PubMed
Spindler, SR et al. (2015) Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid Extends the Lifespan of Drosophila and Mice, Increases Mortality-Related Tumors and Hemorrhagic Diathesis, and Alters Energy Homeostasis in Mice. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 70(12)1479-1489 PubMed
Lombard, DB et al. (2020) High-throughput small molecule screening reveals Nrf2-dependent and -independent pathways of cellular stress resistance. Sci Adv 6(40) PubMed
Tezil, T et al. (2019) Lifespan-increasing drug nordihydroguaiaretic acid inhibits p300 and activates autophagy. NPJ Aging Mech Dis 5()7 PubMed
Miquel, J et al. (1982) Antioxidants, metabolic rate and aging in Drosophila. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1(2)159-165 PubMed
Strong, R et al. (2008) Nordihydroguaiaretic acid and aspirin increase lifespan of genetically heterogeneous male mice. Aging Cell 7(5)641-650 PubMed
Flurkey, K et al. (2010) Life extension by diet restriction and N-acetyl-L-cysteine in genetically heterogeneous mice. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 65(12)1275-1284 PubMed
Strong R, et al. (2016) Longer lifespan in male mice treated with a weakly estrogenic agonist, an antioxidant, an α‐glucosidase inhibitor or a Nrf2‐inducer Aging Cell () PubMed

DGIdb Human Drug-Gene Interactions for Nordihydroguaiaretic acid

Interaction Types Gene Symbol Common Name HGNC Id DGIdb Sources References

Stitch DB Human Drug-Protein Interactions for Nordihydroguaiaretic acid

Up to 20 direct protein and drug interactions are displayed, having a medium confidence score (0.450) or above. Second order interactions are tabulated below.

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