An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, 2nd Ed. - Softcover

Patrick, Graham L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198505337 ISBN 13: 9780198505334

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This lively, highly illustrated text provides undergraduate and postgraduate students with an accessible introduction to medicinal chemistry. It covers basic principles and background, and then describes the general tactics and strategies involved in developing an effective drug. Through the use of numerous examples it highlights both the difficulties faced by the medicinal chemist and the great potential of rational drug design. The second edition has five new chapters and is updated to include recent advances in the field. It is updated throughout with the latest descoveries. There are five new chapters covering: the molecular structure of receptors and the mechanisms of signal transduction; combinatorial synthesis; the role of computers in drug design; adrenergics; and drug discovery and drug development.

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Review

"There is excellent all-round coverage here for both undergraduates and postgraduate researchers ... This is a textbook which should be used throughout all medchem courses." Chemistry & Industry 2002

About the Author

Dr Graham Patrick gained his BSc Honours at Glasgow University, winning the McKay-Smith Prize for Chemistry. He completed his PhD with Professor Kirby and Professor Robins studying the biosynthesis of gliotoxin and related fungal metabolites. Following this, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a research chemist and radiochemist on a variety of projects that included topic areas such as opioids, antibacterial agents and antidepressants. His academic career has included positions at Leeds and Strathclyde Universities as well as the Australian National University. He joined the University of Paisley (now the University of the West of Scotland) in 1990, teaching medicinal chemistry and drug design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198505337
• ISBN 13: 9780198505334
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 646