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Benzylidene di-tert-butylphenols containing oxazole, thiazole, and imi
dazole substituents are dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxy
genase with IC50 values < 5 muM. The oxazole and thiazole analogs exhi
bit oral antiinflammatory activity.