To discover dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase (LO) and cyclooxygenase (CO) with improved pharmacokinetic properties, we have designed and synthesized series of 1,2,4-triazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 1,3,4-thiadiazole di-tert-butylphenol derivatives which exhibit a wide range of log P (2.3 to > 4) and pKa (5.5-12) values. From this work 5-[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2(3H)- thione, choline salt (12a, CI-986) was found to be a potent inhibitor of 5-LO (IC50 = 2.8 microM) and CO (IC50 = 0.8 microM), orally active in rat models of inflammation and nonulcerogenic.

A series of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles and 1,2,4-thiadiazoles containing a 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol substituent were prepared and evaluated as dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase in rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-1) cells. Several of these compounds show oral efficacy in the rat carrageenan footpad edema (CFE) and mycobacterium footpad edema (MFE) antiinflammatory models, without concomitant gastric ulceration. Structure-activity relationships are discussed. The best compounds (ID40 values in MFE of 3-8 mg/kg po) contain guanidine-derived substituents on the heterocyclic ring.

N-Arylanthranilic acids, known generically as the fenamates, are nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that block the metabolism of arachidonic acid by the enzyme cyclooxygenase (CO). Substitution of the carboxylic acid functionality of several fenamates with acidic heterocycles provided dual inhibitors of CO and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) activities when tested in an intact rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-1) cell line. Compound 5b (IC50 = 0.77 microM (5-LO), 0.27 microM (CO)) which contains an 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione replacement and 10b (IC50 = 0.87 microM (5-LO), 0.85 microM (CO)) which contains a 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thione are the most potent inhibitors of 5-LO and CO activities from these series. Both of these heterocyclic analogs of flufenamic acid are also active in carageenin-induced rat footpad edema (CFE), a model of acute inflammation. When dosed orally the ID50s for 5b and 10b in CFE are 8.5 and 4.7 mg/kg, respectively.

A variety of benzylideneoxazoles, -thiazoles, and -imidazoles derived from 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol were prepared and evaluated as dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase in rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-1) cells. The target compounds exhibit varying degrees of selectivity toward the two enzymes. Several compounds are orally active in the rat carageenan footpad edema (CFE) and mycobacterium footpad edema (MFE) antiinflammatory models. Structure-activity relationships are discussed. From this work, (Z)-5-[[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4- hydroxyphenyl]-methylene]-2-imino-4-thiazolidinone methanesulfonate salt (CI-1004) was identified as a potent dual inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase (IC50 = 0.77 microM) and cyclooxygenase (IC50 = 0.39 microM), with oral activity (ID40 = 0.6 mg/kg) in the rat MFE model of inflammation.

A series of styrylpyrazoles, styrylisoxazoles, and styrylisothiazoles were prepared and found to be dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase in rat basophilic leukemia cells. Compounds from this series also were found to inhibit the in vivo production of LTB4 when dosed orally in rats. Among these compounds, di-tert-butylphenols 19 and 33 exhibit oral activity in various models of inflammation and, most importantly, are devoid of ulcerogenic potential.

Ambruticin represents a new class of antibiotics isolated from a strain of Polyangium cellulosum var. firlvum, a bacterium belonging to the class Myxobacteriales.This antibiotic is a cyclopropyl-polyene-pyran acid and is active in vitro against fungi.Myxobacteria are ubiquitous microorganisms found in soil, on the bark of trees , and on animal dung. These organisms are not detected by the routine methods used in culturing bacteria and fungi but require special techniques for their isolation1). In the course of our program to screen the Myxobacteriales as a source of biologically active compounds, an isolate of Polyangium cellulosum var. firlvum was found to have interesting antifungal properties. The present communication deals with the production and recovery of the antibiotic substances as well as the isolation and characterization of one of the antibiotics from this organism. Fourteen-liter capacity stir vessels (NBS FS-314) containing 10 liters fermentation medium were inoculated with seed culture (5-10 % v/v) and incubated at 32°C with 300 rpm agitation and sterile air supplied at 2 liters/minute through a single sparge hole. Peak titers occurred in -96 hours and harvested broths were pooled and stored at 4°C.Fermentation samples were monitored by a microbiological disc or cylinder-plate assay procedure using SABOURAUD dextrose agar and Microsporum fulvutn or Penicillium sp. (WLRI 0135) as the assay organism.* Proposed USAN

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The synthesis and antiallergic potential of a series of novel indolecarboxamidotetrazoles are described. A number of compounds inhibit the release of histamine from anti-IgE-stimulated basophilic leukocytes obtained from allergic donors. Optimal inhibition is exhibited by compounds with 3-alkoxy, 5-methoxy, and 1-phenyl substituents on the indole core structure. Compound 8d (5-methoxy-3-(1-methylethoxy)-1-phenyl-N-1H-tetrazol-5-yl-1H -indole-2-carboxamide; designated CI-949) is a potent inhibitor of histamine release from human basophils and from guinea pig and human chopped lung.