Molecular Modelling: Principles and Applications

Leach, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0582382106 / ISBN 13: 9780582382107

Published by Pearson, 2001

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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.KYCO

Bibliographic Details

Title: Molecular Modelling: Principles and ...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: good

Edition: 2nd Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This important new edition is for graduate students studying Molecular Modelling, Computational Chemistry within Chemistry,  Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry.   Postgraduates and researchers in academia and in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. This new edition introduces background theory and techniques of molecular modelling, also illustrates applications in studying physical, chemical and biological phenomena.  It includes simple numerical examples and numerous explanatory figures and a colour plate section. 

From the Back Cover:

This important new edition is for postgraduate students of Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry studying Molecular Modelling and Computational Chemistry. The book will also be useful to researchers in academia and in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and to those teaching or attending courses in molecular modelling.

This new edition provides background theory in the techniques of molecular modelling,
illustrated with applications form the physical, chemical and biological sciences. It includes simple numerical examples and numerous explanatory figures and a colour plate section.

Key changes in this new edition

* expanded coverage of materials science and solid-state modelling
* extended chapter on drug design and chemoinformatics
* new chapter on protein structure including bioinformatics
* expanded coverage of Density Functional Theory

Dr Andrew Leach is a Group Leader at Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development Limited and a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, UK