摘要 |
The present invention relates to a compound of the formula: W-X-Q-Y-CH(R1)-O-N=C(R2)-A-COM, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein W is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; X is a valence bond, or methylene, divalent alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene or alkyloxy; Q is a valence bond, or -O-, -S-, > NR4 or > NCOR5; Y is optionally substituted phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indolyl, pyridyl, or benzo¢b!thienyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, or thiazolylphenyl; R1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl or arylalkyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; A is a valence bond or is selected from alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, cycloalkylene, phenylene, pyridylene, thienylene and furylene; and M is a pharmaceutically acceptable, metabolically cleavable group, -OR6, NR6R7, -NH-tetrazoyl, -NH-2-, 3-, or 4-pyridyl, and -NH-2-, 4-, or 5-thiazolyl which inhibit leukotriene biosynthesis and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease states. Also disclosed are leukotriene biosynthesis inhibiting compositions and a method for inhibiting lipoxygenase activity and leukotriene biosynthesis.
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