Substituted 4H-chromene and analogs as activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis and the use thereof
申请人:Drewe A. John
公开号:US20050154015A1
公开(公告)日:2005-07-14
The present invention is directed to substituted 4H-chromene and analogs thereof, represented by the general Formula I:
wherein A, B, X, Y, Z and R
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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.