Medicinal Chemistry,: The Role of Organic Chemistry in Drug Research - Hardcover

C. R. Ganellin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 012274120X ISBN 13: 9780122741203

Publisher: Academic Press, 1992

Synopsis

This Second Edition covers exciting progress recently made with individual drugs and includes a special chapter on the impact of molecular biology on drug design. Other additions to the Second Edition include structure-activity relationships, the role of molecular biology in drug discovery, and drug access and prodrugs. Written for students considering a research career in drug development, this volume is conveniently divided into two parts. The first half introduces readers to the mechanisms of action of drugs and the approaches adopted in designing new drugs. The second half contains chapters written by the discoverers or developers of individual successful drugs who trace the history of the drugs to the present day.

About this title

Review:

"This book provides thorough and readable accounts of drug discovery by persons directly involved and shoud fine use among students of medicinal chemistry and organic chemists wanting to learn more about how drugs are developed." --Journal of the American Chemical Society

Synopsis:

This new edition aims to introduce students of organic/medicinal chemistry to the mechanisms of the action of drugs and the approaches adopted in designing new drugs. It also contains chapters on individual successful drugs written by their discoverers or developers, tracing their history to the present day. Additions to the first edition include a chapter on the impact of molecular biology on drug design, structure-activity relationships and drug access and prodrugs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 012274120X
• ISBN 13: 9780122741203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250