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. 1999 Jun 22;96(13):7563–7568. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.13.7563

Table 1.

Potencies of all compounds tested as inhibitors of prostanoid formation determined in the COX-1 assay, WBA-COX-2, and WHMA-COX-2

Compound COX-1
WBA-COX-2
WHMA-COX-2
IC50 ratios
IC80 ratios
Ranking at IC80 ratios
IC50, μM IC80, μM IC50, μM IC80, μM IC50, μM IC80, μM WBA COX-1 WHMA COX-1 WBA COX-1 WHMA COX-1 WBA COX-1 WHMA COX-1
6MNA 42 130 146 580 n.d. n.d. 3.5 n.d. 4.5 n.d. 27 n.d.
Aspirin 1.7 8.0 >100 >100 7.5 30 >100 4.4 >100 3.8 34 23
Carprofen 0.087 19 4.3 75 n.d. n.d. 50 n.d. 3.9 n.d. 25 n.d.
Diclofenac 0.075 1.0 0.038 0.27 0.020 0.23 0.5 0.3 0.27 0.23 10 9
Fenoprofen 3.4 23 41 100 5.9 24 12 1.7 4.3 1.0 26 18
Flufenamate 3.0 80 9.3 79 n.d. n.d. 3.1 n.d. 1.0 n.d. 13 n.d.
Flubiprofen 0.075 1.0 5.5 24 0.77 51 73 10 24 51 31 27
Ibuprofen 7.6 58 7.2 67 20 150 0.9 2.6 1.2 2.6 14 20
Indomethacin 0.013 0.46 1.0 5.0 0.13 2.0 80 10 11 4.3 29 24
Ketoprofen 0.047 1.0 2.9 22 0.24 6.0 61 5.1 22 6.0 31 25
Ketorolac 0.00019 0.0034 0.086 4.0 0.075 1.0 453 395 1176 294 33 28
Meclofenamate 0.22 3.0 0.7 8.0 0.2 1.0 3.2 0.91 2.7 0.3 22 11
Mefenamic acid 25 >100 2.9 >100 1.3 >100 0.11 0.049 - - - -
Naproxen 9.3 110 28 260 35 330 3.0 3.8 2.4 3.0 18 22
Niflumic acid 25 77 5.4 35 11 74 0.22 0.43 0.45 1.0 12 16
Piroxicam 2.4 15 7.9 31 0.17 7.0 3.3 0.1 2.1 0.47 17 13
Sulindac sulphide 1.9 38 55 100 1.21 11 29 0.64 2.6 0.29 20 10
Suprofen 1.1 3.0 8.7 56 8.3 100 7.7 7.3 19 33 30 26
Tenidap 0.081 5.0 2.9 13 n.d. n.d. 35.2 n.d. 2.6 n.d. 21 n.d.
Tolmetin 0.35 5.0 0.82 43 1.3 13 2.3 3.8 8.6 2.6 28 21
Tomoxiprol 7.6 35 20 84 0.32 13 2.7 0.042 2.4 0.37 19 12
Zomepirac 0.43 2.0 0.81 6.0 0.096 2.0 1.9 0.22 3.0 1.0 23 17
Celexocib 1.2 28 0.83 6.0 0.34 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.21 0.11 8 7
Etodolac 12 69 2.2 8.0 0.94 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.12 0.043 6 5
Meloxicam 5.7 22 2.1 7 0.23 2.0 0.37 0.040 0.32 0.091 11 6
Nimesulide 10 41 1.9 7.0 0.39 7.0 0.19 0.038 0.17 0.17 7 8
Diisopropyl fluorophosphate >100 >100 0.76 4.0 0.17 5.0 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 1= 1=
L745,337 >100 >100 8.6 41 1.3 17 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 1= 1=
NS398 6.9 65 0.35 1.0 0.042 1.0 0.051 0.0061 0.015 0.015 5 4
Rofecoxib 63 >100 0.84 6.0 0.31 5.0 0.013 0.0049 <0.05 <0.05 4 3
SC58125 >100 >100 2.0 10 n.d. n.d. >0.01 n.d. <0.01 n.d. 1= n.d.
5-Aminosalicylic acid 410 >1000 61 >1000 n.d. n.d. 0.15 n.d. - n..d. - n.d.
Ampyrone 55 270 203 1000 85 670 3.7 1.5 3.7 2.5 24 19
Diflunisal 113 530 8.2 140 134 400 0.1 1.2 0.26 0.75 9 14
Nabumetone 460 >1000 >1000 >1000 290 >1000 - - - - - -
Paracetamol >100 >100 49 >100 64 >100 - - - - - -
Resveratrol 30 >100 39 >100 n.d. n.d. 1.3 n.d. - - - n.d.
Salicin >100 >100 >100 >100 n.d. n.d. - n.d. - - - n.d.
Salicylaldehyde >100 >100 >100 >100 n.d. n.d. - n.d. - - - n.d.
Sodium salicylate 4956 49000 34440 101000 482 45000 6.9 0.10 2.1 0.92 16 15
Sulfasalazine 3242 6400 2507 8300 n.d. n.d. 0.8 n.d. 1.3 n.d. 15 n.d.
Sulindac >100 >100 >100 >100 58 >100 - - - - - -
Tamoxifen 15 >100 95 >100 n.d. n.d. 6.4 n.d. - - - n.d.
Ticlopidine 52 >100 47 >100 n.d. n.d. 0.9 n.d. - - - n.d.
Valeryl salicylate 42 >100 2.3 >100 n.d. n.d. 0.053 n.d. - n.d. - n.d.

Data is presented in the following column order: alphabetical listing of agents after division into four main groups: (top) compounds that can produce full inhibition of both COX-1 and COX-2 with poor COX-2 selectivity; (second) compounds that can produce full inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2 with >5× preference towards inhibiting COX-2 (WHMA/COX-1 < 0.2); (third) compounds that appear to be only weak inhibitors of COX-1 and COX-2. Shown are potencies (micromolar IC50 and IC80 values) of compounds against COX-1, WBA-COX-2, and WHMA-COX-2. Selectivities of compounds towards COX-1 were determined as IC50 and IC80 ratios for both WBA-COX-2/COX-1 and WHMA-COX-2/COX-1. Ranking of compounds as inhibitors of COX-2 relative to COX-1 are based on ordering of IC80 ratios; higher ranking numbers are associated with increased selectivity towards COX-1. n.d., not done.