4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)benzene-1,2-diol

Biphenyl-3′,3,4,4′-tetrol (BPT) is a potent Aβ40 aggregation inhibitor. Biphenyl-3′,3,4,4′-tetrol (BPT) can be used in the study of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease[1].

[1] Stevens CB, et al. Synthesis of tetrahydroxybiphenyls and tetrahydroxyterphenyls and their evaluation as amyloid-β aggregation inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Mar 15;23(6):1703-6. DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.01.076