Medicinal chemistry /

Thomas, Gareth, Dr.

Medicinal chemistry / Gareth Thomas. - 2nd ed., Extensively rev. and updated. - Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2007. - xxiv, 621 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [575]-577) and index.

An introduction to drugs, their action and discovery -- Drug structure and solubility -- Structure-activity and quantitative structures relationships -- Computer-aided drug design -- Combinatorial chemistry -- Drugs from natural sources -- Biological membranes -- Receptors and messengers -- Enzymes -- Nucleic acids -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug metabolism -- Complexes and chelating agents -- Nitric oxide -- An introduction to drug and analogue synthesis -- Drug development and production.



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Pharmaceutical chemistry.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical.
Drug Design.
Drug Evaluation.
Pharmacokinetics.

615.19 / T452m