Table 1.
Structures, IC50s, and cLog D Values for COX-1 Inhibitors
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| Inhibitor | R1 | R2 | R3 | clogD | IC50 (nM)a,b | |||
| COX-1 | COX-2 | |||||||
| Monkey | Human | Monkey | Human | |||||
| 4 | 2.76 | 40 ± 17 | 20 ±7 | 400 ±113 | 264 ±110 | |||
| 5 | OMe | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.72 | 4.6 ± 1.3 | 5.0 ±5.2 | > 1000 | >1000 |
| 6 | OCH2F | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.84 | 3.6 ± 1.0 | 4.0 ±2.0 | >1000 | 841±102 |
| 7 | SMe | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4.01 | 10.0 ±0.5 | 1.0 ±3.6 | n.d.c | >1000 |
| 8 | SO2Me | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 2.99 | 11 ± 1 | 6.0 ±0.2 | >1000 | >1000 |
| 9 | SOMe | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 2.88 | 3.6 ±1.8 | 2.0 ±0.9 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 10 | OMe | Ph | 4-CNC6H4 | 3.62 | n.d. | 1.0 ± 1.4 | 200 ± 45 | n.d. |
| 11 | CF3 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.72 | 5.0 ±3.0 | 3.0 ±3.2 | n.d. | 247 ±614 |
| 12 | CF3 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 2-MeO-pyridin-5-yl | 2.75 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 4.0 ±5.9 | 125 ±34 | >1000 |
| 13 | CF3 | 2-MeO-pyridin-5-yl | 4-MeOC6H4 | 2.74 | n.d. | 6.0 ±3.0 | n.d. | 776 ±71 |
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4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.71 | 125 ±2 | 42 ±8 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 20 | OCH2CF3 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.59 | 1.0 ±0.3 | 1.0 ±0.2 | >1000 | >1000 |
| 24 | CF3 | 2-F-pyridin-5-yl | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.38 | 10 ± 3.0 | 2.0 ±0.1 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 26 | SCH2F | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.56 | 6.4 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ±3.9 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 27 | SOCH2F | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 2.33 | 5.0 ±2.0 | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 545 ±102 | >1000 |
| 28 | SO2CH2F | 4-MeOC6H4 | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.17 | 25 ±3 | 3.0 ±1.2 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 31 | OMe | Ph | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.76 | 3.0 ±2.5 | 3.00 ±0.06 | n.d. | >1000 |
| 32 | OCH2F | Ph | 4-MeOC6H4 | 3.96 | 100 | 1.7 ±0.6 | n.d. | 100 ±25 |
| 34 | 2.80 | >1000 | >1000 | 1.0 ±0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | |||
All data are mean ± SD (n = 3).
COX-1 rat whole blood IC50s for 4, 5, 6, and 20, were 130, 418, 280, and 15 nM, respectively.
n.d. = not determined.

