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Chiral drugs : chemistry and biological action /

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"This book overviews chiral drugs and their impact in the pharmaceutical industry. The chapters detail basics and trends in chiral drug discovery and development, as well as techniques / skills and trends of asymmetric synthesis. The first section introduces the general concept of chirality and...

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Other Authors: Cheng, Jie-Fei, Lin, Guo-Qiang, 1943-, You, Qi-Dong
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
Series:Wiley online library.
Subjects:
Drug Discovery > methods.
Pharmaceutical Preparations > chemistry.
Structure-Activity Relationship.
Chiral drugs.
Drug development.
Structure-activity relationships (Biochemistry)
MEDICAL / Drug Guides.
MEDICAL / Nursing / Pharmacology.
MEDICAL / Pharmacology.
MEDICAL / Pharmacy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book overviews chiral drugs and their impact in the pharmaceutical industry. The chapters detail basics and trends in chiral drug discovery and development, as well as techniques / skills and trends of asymmetric synthesis. The first section introduces the general concept of chirality and its impact on the drug discovery and development. This part includes history of chiral drug development, key technologies for preparation of chiral drugs, and industrial applications of chiral technologies"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 456 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1118075625 (electronic bk.)
1118075641 (electronic bk.)
6613239836
9781118075623 (electronic bk.)
9781118075647 (electronic bk.)
9786613239839
DOI:10.1002/9781118075647