Substituted phenyl, naphthyl, and thienyl N-hydroxy urea compounds form a class of potent inhibitors of 5- and 12-lipoxygenase and are thus useful compounds in the treatment of inflammatory disease states where leukotrienes and other products of lipoxygenase enzyme activity are implicated.
A pharmaceutical compound of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is halo-C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.1-10 alkylthio, halo-C.sub.1-10 alkylthio or optionally substituted phenylthio, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, and X is oxygen or sulphur; and salts thereof.
Thien-2-yl methylurea derivatives as leukotriene inhibitors
申请人:LILLY INDUSTRIES LIMITED
公开号:EP0459748A2
公开(公告)日:1991-12-04
A pharmaceutical compound of the formula
in which R¹ is halo-C₁₋₁₀ alkyl, C₁₋₁₀ alkylthio, halo-C₁₋₁₀ alkylthio or optionally substituted phenylthio, R² is hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl, R³ and R⁴ are each hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl, and X is oxygen or sulphur; and salts thereof.