摘要 |
A compound of the formula <IMAGE> wherein n is an integer from 2 to 4; m is an integer from 3 to 5; R is OM, OR1 or NR2R3 where M is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; R1, R2 and R3 are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12 branched, unbranched or cyclic alkyl, aryl and aralkyl; or R2 and R3 taken together form a group of the formula <IMAGE> can be used as an inhibitor of the lipoxygenase pathway of the arachidonic acid cascade in animals. |