There is increasing demand for novel anti-inflammatory drugs with different mechanisms of action. We synthesized a series of isothiocyanates 2b–h based on 6-(methylsulfinyl) hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) found in the pungent spice Wasabia japonica. Inhibitory activities against in-vitro growth of tumor cells and production of nitric oxide (NO) using the mouse macrophage-like cell line J774. 1 were noted. All isothiocyanates were optimized by ...