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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963651703321

Autore

Hanson James Ralph

Titolo

Chemistry and medicines : an introductory text / / James R. Hanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : RSC Pub., , 2006

©2006

ISBN

9781788018265

1788018265

9781628701401

1628701404

9781847555403

1847555403

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 156 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

615/.19

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

General principles of medicinal chemistry Neurotransmitters as targets Medicinal chemistry and the central nervous system Local and circulatory hormone targets Anti-infective agents Cancer chemotherapy

Sommario/riassunto

Medicinal chemistry incorporates bio-organic chemistry, organic synthetic methods, physical organic chemistry and organic reaction mechanisms. These areas of chemistry are crucial to the design and synthesis of new drugs, both in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Chemistry and Medicines: An Introductory Text provides a general introduction to this fascinating subject. The first chapters contain a brief historical introduction followed by a description of the chemical features involved in the adsorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of a drug.