The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry by Camille Georges Wermuth

By Camille Georges Wermuth

The perform of Medicinal Chemistry fills a spot within the record of accessible medicinal chemistry literature. it's a single-volume resource at the sensible elements of medicinal chemistry. thought of ""the Bible"" by means of medicinal chemists, the e-book emphasizes the tools that chemists use to behavior their study and layout new drug entities. It serves as a pragmatic instruction manual in regards to the drug discovery method, from notion of the molecules to drug creation.

The first a part of the e-book covers the history of the subject material, together with the definition and historical past of medicinal chemistry, the dimension of organic actions, and the most levels of drug job. the second one a part of the booklet provides the line to gaining knowledge of a brand new lead compound and making a operating speculation. the most elements of the publication talk about the optimization of the lead compound when it comes to efficiency, selectivity, and protection.

The perform of Medicinal Chemistry might be thought of a ""first-read"" or ""bedside book"" for readers who're embarking on a profession in medicinal chemistry.

NEW TO THIS variation:
* specialise in chemoinformatics and drug discovery
* improved pedagogical features
* New chapters together with:
- Drug absorption and transport
- Multi-target drugs
* Updates on sizzling new components:
NEW! Drug discovery and the newest techniques
NEW! How power medicines can go through the drug discovery/ improvement stages extra quickly
NEW! Chemoinformatics

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