The present invention is directed to substituted 4H-chromenes, 2H-chromenes, chromans and analogs thereof, represented by the general Formula (I) wherein R
5
, A, B, X, Y, Z and dotted lines are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula (I) are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
本发明涉及被代替的4H-色
烯、
2H-色烯、
色烷及其类似物,由通式(I)所表示,其中R5、A、B、X、Y、Z和虚线在此定义。本发明还涉及发现具有通式(I)的化合物是caspase的激活剂和凋亡的诱导剂。因此,本发明的caspase激活剂和凋亡诱导剂可用于诱导在各种临床情况下出现的异常细胞的无控制生长和扩散的
细胞死亡。