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Essentially a collation of the lectures presented at the 7th Royal Society of Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry School, held at the U. of Kent, Canterbury, in June-July 1993, this volume introduces the principles and practices of modern medicinal chemistry and covers all aspects of drug discovery from the initial lead compound into potential drug, and provides recent case histories as examples of successes Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES, 2/E introduces the principles and practices of modern medicinal chemistry, and covers all aspects of drug discovery from the initial lead to final development. It teaches how to convert a lead compound into a potential drug and provides recent case histories as examples of successes. References to specialist monographs and reviews supplement this breadth of coverage, where the reader can find more detail on specific topics of interest if required. For this new edition, the material has been extensively revised to reflect the advances in the methods used in drug discovery over recent years. SOME PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION: TALANTA "Overall an excellent book for those making a move into pharmaceutical/medicinal chemistry research and for those who wish to broaden their knowledge of all disciplines involved in this area."
Book Info
GlaxoSmithKline, Harlow, UK. Covers key topics for drug discovery from the perspective of the practicing industrial scientist and manager. Presents all aspects of the subject, with this edition building on the previous edition, c1994, and adding new topics such as combinatorial chemistry, genomics, and cheminformatics. Softcover. Rating
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