The invention relates to substituted piperidine, piperazine, morpholine and thiomorpholine compounds useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and more specifically to compounds that are capable of inhibiting beta-secretase, an enzyme that cleaves amyloid precursor protein to produce amyloid beta peptide (A-beta), a major component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers.
本发明涉及替代
哌啶、
哌嗪、吗啉和
硫代吗啉化合物,这些化合物在治疗阿尔茨海默病方面非常有用,更具体地说,这些化合物能够抑制β-分泌酶,这是一种酶,它将淀粉样前体蛋白裂解成淀粉样β肽(A-beta),这是阿尔茨海默病患者大脑中发现的淀粉样斑块的主要成分。