Patent ID: 8722745

Claim:
A method for inhibiting inducible nitric oxide synthase and/or cyclooxygenase-2 comprising administering a subject with a compound represented by the following general formula 1, wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, R 5 and R 5 C(═O); R 2 is selected from the group consisting of S and (O═)S(═O); R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 and CH 2 CH 2 C(═O)OR 5 ; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of R 5 , OR 5 , N(R 5 ) 2 , NH 2 , NHR 5 and OH; and R 5 is selected from an alkyl group having one to six carbon atoms and an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; provided that when R 3 is CH 2 CH 2 C(═O)OR 5 , R 4 is OR 5 ; and when R 1 is H, R 2 is S and R 3 is H, R 4 is not CH 3 .