Medicinal Chemistry
An Introduction
2. Edition December 2007
646 Pages, Softcover
Practical Approach Book
Short Description
Written in an accessible style, Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition carefully explains fundamental principles of the subject while assuming little in the way of prior knowledge. The book focuses on the chemical principles used for drug discovery and design covering physiology and biology where relevant. The book opens with a broad overview of the subject with subsequent chapters examining topics in greater depth. The approach to medicinal chemistry is kept as simple as possible. Each chapter includes a summary of its contents and self-assessment question as well as numerous examples and applications. Building on the success of the first edition, this edition has been completely revised and updated.
Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this evolving, multi-disciplinary subject. The book carefully explains fundamental principles, assuming little in the way of prior knowledge. It opens with a broad overview of medicinal assuming little in the way of prior knowledge. It opens with a broad overview of medicinal chemistry followed by chapters that cover the principal methods used in drug design and the isolation of drugs from natural sources. subsequent chapters discuss more specialized aspects of medicinal chemistry and outline drug and analogue synthesis, development and production. Each chapter contains self-assessment questions, numerous examples and a wide variety of applications.
Building on the success of the first edition, the book has been completely redesigned to create a clearer, more logical presentation of the material. the text has been extensively revised and updated and includes two new chapters on drugs from natural sources, and drug development and production.
Medicinal chemistry, Second Edition will prove invaluable to students of chemistry, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy and pharmacology whose courses include medicinal chemistry units.
* Provides a comprehensive, accessible, clearly written introduction to medicinal chemistry
* Assumes little prior knowledge of biology and a familiarity with chemistry at first-year level
* Includes numerous examples of drugs and drug action
* Questions are provided at the end of each chapter, with answers at the end of the book
* Completely revised and updated to include many of the latest drugs and treatments
Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Drugs, their Action and Discovery.
Chapter 2. Drug Structure and Solubility.
Chapter 3. Structure-activity and quantitative structures relationships.
Chapter 4. Computer aided drug design.
Chapter 5. Combinatorial Chemistry.
Chapter 6. Drugs from natural sources.
Chapter 7. Biological Membranes.
Chapter 8. Receptors and Messengers.
Chapter 9. Enzymes.
Chapter 10. Nucleic Acids.
Chapter 11. Pharmacokinetics.
Chapter 12. Drug metabolism.
Chapter 13. Complexes and chelating agents.
Chapter 14. Nitric oxide.
Chapter 15. An Introduction to drug and analogue synthesis.
Chapter 16. Drug Development and Production.
Selective further reading.
Answers to Questions.
Index.
