Full Description
Quinone-Based Compounds in Drug Discovery: Trends and Applications provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the latest advances in the field of drug discovery using quinone-based materials. The book covers various aspects of quinone-based materials such as their synthesis, characterization, and applications in drug discovery, consolidating current research. It introduces quinones in the pharmacology context and then describes current developments in drugs for key diseases and conditions. Final chapters deal with the regulatory and commercial framework to take quinone-based drugs to the market.
This book will benefit a wide range of readers, including researchers, scientists, and graduate students in the field of drug discovery. Chemists and biochemists will also benefit from the contents of this book.
Contents
1. Introduction to Quinone-Based Materials in Drug Discovery
2. Marine-Derived Quinones: A Potential Source for Drug Discovery
3. Naturally Occurring and Structural Analogues of Quinones Offering New Research Directions for the Discovery of Anti-Cancer Drugs
4. Understanding Quinone Derivatives Antibacterial and Antimicrobial Activities Relies on the Structural Activity Relationship
5. Quinones as Antioxidants
6. Quinones in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
7. Quinones: A Promising Remedy for Respiratory Health
8. Quinone-Based Materials in Immunotherapy
9. Quinones as Anti-Inflammatory Agents
10. MQuinones as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Metabolic Disorders
11. Quinones as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy
12. Quinones as Redox-Active Materials for Energy Applications
13. Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of Quinone-Based Materials
14. Analytical Techniques for the Characterization of Quinone-Based Materials
15. Regulatory Considerations for the Development of Quinone-Based Drugs
16. Intellectual Property Considerations for Quinone-Based Materials
17. Commercialization of Quinone-Based Drugs
18. Clinical Development of Quinone-Based Drugs
