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“Nordihydroguaiaretic acid NDGA ) and n-propyl gallate showed preferential inhibition of DNA synthesis at the lower doses tested, but at higher doses showed significant inhibition of protein synthesis, presumably because of cytotoxicity.”
“The greatest inhibitory effect was obtained with nordihydro-guaiaretic acid , followed closely by propyl gallate ; the effective concentrations were sufficiently low so that these two antioxidants might prove useful in protecting foods from this type of oxidation.”