A compound having the general formula, optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, wherein R* is -H, -Hal, -(optionally substituted alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or -X 1 -R 1; X 1 is O, C, C O, OC; S, SO, SO 2, NR 4, N(R 5)C, C NR 5; X 2 is O, S, NR 4; X 3 is O or S; X 4 is O or S; R 1 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl), and wherein if X 1 is NR 4, then R 1 can be -SO 2 -R 4; R 2 is a hydrocarbon group which contains from 5 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S and which contains at least one ring, wherein the hydrocarbon group can be optionally substituted; R 3 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or if X 2 is NR 4 then R 3 can also be -OH; R 4 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or if X 1 is NR 4, then R 4 and R 1 can be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered ring, which can optionally contain O, S or further N or if X 2 is NR 4, then R 4 and R 3 can be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered ring, which can optionally contain O, S or further N; and R 5 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl); and R 6 is -H, or -C 1-6 alkyl; wherein the optional substituent of the alkyl group is selected from the group consisting of halogen, -CN, -NR 6 R 6, -OH, and -O-C 1-6 alkyl; wherein the optional substituent of the cycloalkyl group, the aryl group or the hydrocarbon group is selected from the group consisting of -C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, -CF 3, - CN, -X 1 -R 5 and -C 1-4 alkyl-aryl; and the prodrug refers to a compound wherein if X 2 is O or S, R3 is replaced by one of the following groups: in which R 6 can be the same or different; R 9 is an aryl group or a C 3-7 cycloalkyl group; p is 2 to 8; and the prodrug refers to a compound wherein if X 2 is NR 4, R 3 and R 4 are not both H. R* is -H, -Hal, -(optionally substituted alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or -X 1 -R 1; X 1 is O, C, C O, OC; S, SO, SO 2, NR 4, N(R 5)C, C NR 5; X 2 is O, S, NR 4; X 3 is O or S; X 4 is O or S; R 1 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl), and wherein if X 1 is NR 4, then R 1 can be -SO 2 -R 4; R 2 is a hydrocarbon group which contains from 5 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S and which contains at least one ring, wherein the hydrocarbon group can be optionally substituted; R 3 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or if X 2 is NR 4 then R 3 can also be -OH; R 4 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl) or if X 1 is NR 4, then R 4 and R 1 can be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered ring, which can optionally contain O, S or further N or if X 2 is NR 4, then R 4 and R 3 can be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered ring, which can optionally contain O, S or further N; and R 5 is -H, -(optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl), -(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), -(optionally substituted aryl), -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl), or -C 1-4 alkyl-(optionally substituted aryl); and R 6 is -H, or -C 1-6 alkyl;