Full Description
This valuable new book, Handbook of Research on Medicinal Chemistry: Innovations and Methodologies, presents some of the latest advancements in the various fields of combinatorial chemistry, drug discovery, biochemical aspects, pharmacology of medicinal agents, current practical problems, and nutraceuticals.
The editors keep the drug molecule as the central component of the volume and aim to explain the associated features essential to exhibiting pharmacological activity. With a unique combination of chapters in biology, clinical aspects, biochemistry, synthetic chemistry, medicine and technology, the volume provides broad exposure to the essential aspect of pharmaceuticals.
The volume many important aspects of medicinal chemistry, including
techniques in drug discovery
pharmacological aspects of natural products
chemical mediators: druggable targets
advances in medicinal chemistry
The field of medicinal chemistry is growing at an unprecedented pace, and this volume takes an interdisciplinary approach, covering a range of new research and new practices in the field. The volume takes into account the latest therapeutic guidelines put forward by the World Health Organization and the U.S Food and Drug Administration..
Topics include:
drug design
drug discovery
natural products and supplements and nutraceuticals
pharmaceutical approaches to sexual dysfunction
drug resistance parasites
new natural compounds and identification of new targets
stereochemistry aspects in medicinal chemistry
common drug interactions in daily practices
Handbook of Research on Medicinal Chemistry: Innovations and Methodologies will be a valuable addition to the bookshelves of pharmaceutical scientists and faculty as well as for industry professionals.
Contents
Combinatorial Chemistry: Role in Lead Discovery. Advanced Techniques in Bimolecular Simulations. Retrometabolic Drug Design. Insight Into The Pharmacological Potentials of Camellia sinensis Linn. Pharmaceutical Importance of Natural Aphrodisiac Drugs. Serotonin: Chemical, Biological and Therapeutic Aspects. Eicosanoids: Constitution and Pathophysiological Functions. Development of Antimalarial Drug Analogues to Combat Plasmodium Resistance. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Β-Lactam Analogues. General Anaesthetics. Stereochemical Aspects in Medicinal Chemistry. Pharmaceutical Interactions in Drug Practices.
