Chirality in Drug Research
Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry (Series Nr. 33)
1. Edition September 2006
XIX, 351 Pages, Hardcover
146 Pictures (6 Colored Figures)
22 tables
Monograph
Short Description
Synthesis, purification, analysis and pharmacology of chiral drugs: Current strategies for mastering the challenge of chirality in drug development. Required reading for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists.
Divided into the three main sections of synthesis, analysis and drug development, this handbook covers all stages of the drug development process, including large-scale synthesis and purification of chirally pure pharmaceuticals.
The two editors from academia and a major pharmaceutical company have assembled an experienced, international team who provide first-hand practical advice and report previously unpublished data.
In the first section, the isolation of chiral drugs from natural sources, their production in enzymatic processes and the resolution of racemic mixtures in preparative chromatography are outlined in separate chapters. For the section on qualitative and quantitative analysis, enantioselective chromatographic methods are presented as well as optical methods and CE-MS, while the final section deals with the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and metabolic aspects of chiral drugs, devoting whole chapters to stereoselective drug binding and modeling chiral drug-receptor interactions.
With its unique industry-relevant aspects, this is a must for medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists.
Chiral drugs from a historical point of view (J. Gal)
SYNTHESIS
Stereoselective synthesis of chiral drugs (H. Federsel)
Chiral drugs from natural source (F. Petersen)
Biotransformation methods for preparing chiral drugs and drug intermediates (M. Müller, M. Wubbolts)
SEPARATIONS
Resolution of chiral drugs and drug intermediates by crystallisation (K. Saigo)
Resolution of chiral drugs by preparative chromatography (E. Francotte)
ANALYSIS
Stereoselective chromatographic methods for drug analysis (W. Lindner)
CE-MS for the quantitative analysis of chiral drugs (J. Veuthey)
Spectrosopic methods for chiral drug analysis (N. Harada)
Modeling of chiral drug-receptor interactions (G. Folkers)
ChemMedChem
"...As appropriately stressed throughout the book, the several issues associated with chirality have emerged as major factors in drug design and development. This book is a timely and well written resource."
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 06/2007
"...Overall this is a useful book for process chemists working with chiral compounds in industry and the chapters highlighted in this review are recommended reading."
Organic Process Research and Development Journal, 08/2007
Wolfgang Lindner received his PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Graz (Austria). After several academic positions, including a period at the FDA in Bethesda (USA), he was appointed the chair in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Vienna (Austria). He is also the editor of the Journal of Chromatography B, and the current president of the Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry. His major interests lie in enantioselective separation techniques, including LC, CE, membranes, extractions, and in stereoselective pharmacokinetics.