Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein Y is selected from halogen, alkyl, and haloalkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; X is absent or is alkylene; A is absent or is selected from optionally substituted alkylene, optionally substituted cycloalkylene, optionally substituted cycloalkylene wherein one or two of the carbon atoms is replaced with one or two heteroatoms independently selected from O, S, and N, optionally substituted alkenylene, and ##STR2## or R.sup.2 and A together define a saturated 5- to 8-membered optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring to which the group Z is attached; Z is selected from (a) hydrogen, (b) COM wherein M is selected from the group consisting of --OR.sup.5, a pharmaceutically acceptable cation, --NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, and a pharmaceutically acceptable, metabolically cleavable group, (c) --OR.sup.3, (d) tetrazolyl, (e) --CH(OR.sup.3)--CH.sub.2 OR.sup.9, (f) --CH(OR.sup.3)--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.9, (g) --CH(OR.sup.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein W is the same at each occurrence and is selected from optionally substituted quinolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted quinoxalyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl, and optionally substituted thiazolyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, halolalkyl, alkoxy, halogen; R.sup.3 is a valence bond or is selected from hydrogen and alkyl; X is a valence bond or is selected from alkylene, alkenylen, and alkynylene; and Z is selected from (a) COM, (b) CH.dbd.N--O--A--COM, (c) CH.sub.2 --O--N.dbd.A--COM wherein A is selected from alkylene and cycloalkylene, and M is selected from (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable metabolically cleavable group, (b) --OR.sup.6, (c) --NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, (d) --NR.sup.6 SO.sub.2 R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein Y is selected from halogen, alkyl, and haloalkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is selected from (a) optionally substituted alkylene, (b) optionally substituted cycloalkylene, (c) optionally substituted cycloalkylene wherein one or two of the carbon atoms is replaced with one or two heteroatoms independently selected from O, S, and N, (d) optionally substituted alkenylene and (e) ##STR2## X is absent or is alkylene; Z is selected from (a) hydrogen, (b) COM wherein M is selected from --OR.sup.4, --NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, and a pharmaceutically acceptable metabolically cleavable group, (c) --OR.sup.2, (d) tetrazolyl, (e) --CH(OR.sup.2)--CH.sub.2 OR.sup.8, (f) --CH(OR.sup.2)--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.8, (g) --CH(OR.sup.2)--CH(OR.sup.8)--CH.sub.2 OR.sup.9, and (h).dbd.N--OR.sup.2 ; and R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein W.sup.1 and W.sup.2 are independently selected from optionally substituted quinolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted quinoxalyl, optionally substituted naphthyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, halolalkyl, alkoxy, halogen; R.sup.3 is selected from thienyl, furyl, phenyl, naphthyl, benzo?b!thienyl, alkyl, hydroxyl, and hydrogen; Y an alkylene of one to six carbon atoms; and M is selected from (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable metabolically cleavable group, (b) --OR.sup.4, (c) --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, (d)--NR.sup.4 SO.sub.2 R.sup.7 (e)--NH--Tetrazolyl, and (f) glycinyl; inhibit leukotriene biosynthesis and are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory disease states. Also disclosed are leukotriene biosynthesis inhibiting compositions and a method of inhibiting leukotriene biosynthesis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a class of substituted indole and indene iminoxy derivatives of the formula ##STR1## which inhibit leukotriene biosynthesis and are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory disease states.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein L is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## R.sup.2 is selected from (a) ##STR3## R.sup.3 is selected from optionally substituted phenyl, and optionally substituted pyridyl; Y is selected from halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, pyridylmethoxy, thiazolylmethoxy, benzothiazolylmethoxy, quinolylmethoxy, and optionally substituted quinolylmethoxy; W is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and hydroxy; A is absent or is selected from optionally substituted alkylene optionally substituted cycloalkylene, optionally substituted cycloalkylene wherein one or two of the carbon atoms is replaced with one or two heteroatoms independently selected from O, S, and N, and ##STR4## and X is absent or is alkylene; Z is selected from (a) hydrogen, (b) COM wherein M is selected from (b-1) a pharmaceutically acceptable metabolically cleavable group, (b-2)--OR.sup.10,(b-3)--O(CH.sub.2).sub.w --CH(OR.sup.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein W is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted quinolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted quinoxalyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl, and optionally substituted thiazolyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are one or more groups independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, halolalkyl, alkoxy, and halogen; Z is selected from the group consisting of N--OH, N--O--A--COM, CH--COM, and CH--CH.dbd.N--0--A--COM wherein A is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, alkenylene, cycloalkylene, and optionally substituted alkylphenyl wherein the alkyl portion is of one to six carbon atoms, and M is selected from the group consisting of a pharmaceutically acceptable, metabolically clearable group, --OR.sup.3, and --NR.sup.4 R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds having the structure ##STR1## where m is an integer of from one to nine; n is an integer of from one to four; W is selected from substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, benzothiazolyl, or quinoxalyl, X is selected from C.sub.1-6 alkylene, C.sub.2-6 alkenylene and C.sub.2-6 alkynylene; Y is selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl and C.sub.1-6, alkoxy; and Z is selected from --C(O)B; --C(R.sub.2).sup.2 --O--N.dbd.A--C(O)B; and --C(R.sup.2).dbd.N--O--A--C(O)B where A is C.sub.1-6 alkylene and B is --OH, --O--M.sup.+, --OD where D is a metabolically cleavable group, --OR.sup.6 where R.sup.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, --NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 where R.sup.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, hydroxy or C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, or where R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 taken together form a five to eight membered ring optionally containing one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, are inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein W and Y are independently selected from optionally substituted quinolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted quinoxalyl, and optionally substituted naphthyl with the proviso that W and Y are not simultaneously the same substituent; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl; X is absent or is alkylene, alkenylene, or alkynylene; and M is selected from (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable metabolically cleavable group, (b) --OR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen or alkyl; and (c) --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy and alkoxy are disclosed. These compounds inhibit leukotriene biosynthesis and are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory disease states.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein W and Y at each occurrence are the same and W is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted quinolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted quinoxalyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl, and optionally substituted thiazolyl; Y is selected from optionally substituted phenylene and optionally substituted ##STR2## wherein the alkylene portion is of one to six carbon atoms; A is selected from alkylene, alkenylene, cycloalkylene, and optionally substituted ##STR3## wherein the alkylene portion is of one to six carbon atoms; and M is selected from hydrogen, a pharmaceutically acceptable cation, a pharmaceutically acceptable, metabolically cleavable group, --OR.sup.3, and --NR.sup.4 R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds having activity to inhibit lipoxygenase enzyme activity, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and to a medical method of treating. More particularly, this invention concerns certain substituted arylalkynyl- and ((heteroaryl)alkynyl)-N-hydroxy-ureas which inhibit leukotriene biosynthesis, to pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds and to a method of inhibiting leukotriene biosynthesis.

Abstract: Compounds having the structure ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof have activity as inhibitors of cylooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase, reduce the biosynthesis of leukotrienes B.sub.4, C.sub.4, D.sub.4, and E.sub.4 and cylooxygenase products such as prostaglandins and thromboxane and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic disease states. The compounds have the structure indicated above wherein A is selected from (a) optinally substituted carbocyclic aryl, (b) optinally substituted furyl, (c) optinally substituted benzo[b]furyl, (d) optinally substituted thienyl, (e) optinally substituted pyridyloxy, (f) optinally substituted pyridylalkyl, (g) optinally substituted benzo[b]thienyl, (h) optinally substituted pyridyl, (i) optinally substituted quinolyl, and (j) optinally substituted indolyl; X is selected from (a) optionally substituted alkyl, (b) optinally substituted alkenyl, and (c) optinally substituted alkynyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: Compounds of formula ##STR1## Ar is optionally substituted phenyl, furyl, pyridyl, or thienyl; Y is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, and alkoxycarbonyl; L is selected from ##STR2## and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are alkyl or together define a group of formula ##STR3## 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 formula ##STR1## Ar is selected from (a) phenyl, (b) phenyl substituted with one or more groups selected from halogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, and alkoxycarbonyl, (c) furyl, (d) furyl substituted with one or more groups selected from halogen, alkyl, and alkoxy, (e) pyridyl, (f) pyridyl substituted with one or more groups selected from halogen, alkyl, and alkoxy, (g) thienyl, and (h) thienyl substituted with one or more groups selected from halogen, alkyl, and alkoxy; L is selected from alkylene of one to three carbon atoms, alkenylene of two to three carbon atoms, and alkynylene of two to three carbon atoms, and ##STR2## wherein p is an integer of 1 to 4, inclusive, and R.sup.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of one to four carbon atoms, halogen, haloalkyl of one to four carbon atoms, and alkoxy of one to six carbon atoms;R.sup.1 is alkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl; m is 1 or 2; Z is oxygen or CHOR.sup.