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. 2002 Sep 19;99(21):13926–13931. doi: 10.1073/pnas.162468699

Table 1.

IC50 values of selected analgesic/antipyretic drugs and NSAIDs

Drug IC50, μM
COX-1 COX-2 COX-3
Acetaminophen >1,000 >1,000 460
Aminopyrine* >1,000 >1,000 688
Antipyrine >1,000 >1,000 863
Aspirin 10 >1,000 3.1
Diclofenac 0.035 0.041 0.008
Dipyrone 350 >1,000 52
Ibuprofen 2.4 5.7 0.24
Indomethacin 0.010 0.66 0.016
Phenacetin >1,000 >1,000 102
Caffeine >1,000 >1,000 >1,000
Thalidomide >1,000 >1,000 >1,000

All assays were carried out in the presence of 30 μM arachidonic acid. 

*

4-dimethylaminoantipyrine.