(E)-phenyl- and -heteroaryl-substituted 0-benzoyl- (or acyl)oximes as lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 inhibitors

A series of (E)-phenyl- and -heteroaryl- substituted O-benzoyl-(or acyl)oximes 3a-n were synthesized for evaluating their human lipoprotein-associated phospholiphase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) inhibitory activities. The less lipophilic derivatives 3a-c showed the most potent in vitro inhibitory activity on human Lp-PLA2. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.