Abstract: Compounds of the structure ##STR1## where p and q are zero or one, but cannot both be the same, M is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation or a metabolically cleavable group, B is a valence bond or a straight or branched alkylene group, R is alkyl, cycloalkyl or --NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkanoyl, and A is optionally substituted carbocyclic aryl, furyl, benzo[b]furyl, thienyl, or benzo[b]thienyl are potent inhibitors of lipoxygenase enzymes and thus inhibit the biosynthesis of leukotrienes. These compounds are useful in the treatment or amelioration of allergic and inflammatory disease states.

Abstract: Compounds of the structure ##STR1## where p and q are zero or one, but cannot both be the same, M is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation or a metabolically cleavable group, B is a valence bond or a straight or branched alkylene group, R is alkyl, cycloalkyl or --NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkanoyl, and A is optionally substituted carbocyclic aryl, furyl, benzo[b]furyl, thienyl, or benzo[b]thienyl are potent inhibitors of lipoxygenase enzymes and thus inhibit the biosynthesis of leukotrienes. These compounds are useful in the treatment or amelioration of allergic and inflammatory disease states.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having the structureY-Het-[Q.sub.1 ]-X-[Q.sub.2 ]-Zwhich inhibit the catalytic action of lipoxygenase enzymes, particularly 5-lipoxygenase, and thereby reduce the biosynthesis of leukotrienes B.sub.4, C.sub.4, D.sub.4, and E.sub.4.In the generic formula given above, X is oxygen or sulfur and Het is a heteroaryl group selected from the group consisting of furyl, thienyl, 2-, 3-, and 4-pyridyl, 2- and 3-benzo[b]furyl, 2- and 3-benzo[b]thienyl and thienothienyl.Y is one or two substituents independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkoxyaryl), alkylthioaryl, arylalkoxy, arylalkylthio, aryloxy, arylthio, alkylamido, cycloalkyl, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, and the following groups wherein R, at each occurrence, is independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl of from one to six carbon atoms: --CRROR, --NRC(O)R, --NRC(O)OR, and --C(O)NRR.The group Q.sub.