PMID- 29732612 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181003 LR - 20181004 IS - 1521-4184 (Electronic) IS - 0365-6233 (Linking) VI - 351 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Jun TI - Synthesis of substituted fluorobenzimidazoles as inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase and soluble epoxide hydrolase for anti-inflammatory activity. PG - e1800030 LID - 10.1002/ardp.201800030 [doi] AB - A new series of 4-((5-fluoro-6-(substituted)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylthio)methyl)-benzoic acids 4a-o and 2-(5-fluoro-6-(substituted)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylthio)-2-methylpropanoic acids 8a-e were synthesized, and their inhibitory potencies against soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) were investigated. These molecules were designed based on the combination of 5-LOX and sEH pharmacophores, resulting in hybrid analogs with potent sEH and 5-LOX inhibitory activity. Compound 4g showed remarkable activity with IC(50) values of less than 1 muM (0.9 muM) against 5-LOX, while compound 4k displayed promising activity against sEH with IC(50)