Abstract: Described herein are N-hydroxyurea compounds having the ability to inhibit the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme and having formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The variables are described herein. These compounds are useful in the treatment or alleviation of inflammatory diseases, allergy and cardiovascular diseases in mammals and as the active ingredient in pharmaceutical compositions for treating such conditions.

Abstract: Certain novel isoxazoline compounds having the ability to inhibit the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme and having formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or --NR.sub.3 R.sub.4 ; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; M is H or a pharmaceutically acceptable cation; A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynylene; Ar is phenylene or mono-, di- or tri-substituted phenylene wherein the substituents are each independently selected from halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Y is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 arylalkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 arylalkenyl; and said aryl and each aryl moiety in said arylalkyl and arylalkenyl may be substituted by from one to three substituents independently selected from halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, halosubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halosubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.