Bioisosteres in medicinal chemistry /

Written with the practicing medicinal chemist in mind, this is the first modern handbook to systematically address the topic of bioisosterism. As such, it provides a ready reference on the principles and methods of bioisosteric replacement as a key tool in preclinical drug development. The first...

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Other Authors: Brown, Nathan (Medicinal chemist)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinhem : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Series:Methods and principles in medicinal chemistry ; v. 54.
Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Written with the practicing medicinal chemist in mind, this is the first modern handbook to systematically address the topic of bioisosterism. As such, it provides a ready reference on the principles and methods of bioisosteric replacement as a key tool in preclinical drug development. The first part provides an overview of bioisosterism, classical bioisosteres and typical molecular interactions that need to be considered, while the second part describes a number of molecular databases as sources of bioisosteric identification and rationalization. The third part covers the four key methodologies for bioisostere identification and replacement: physicochemical properties, topology, shape, and overlays of protein-ligand crystal structures. In the final part, several real-world examples of bioisosterism in drug discovery projects are discussed. With its detailed descriptions of databases, methods and real-life case studies, this is tailor-made for busy industrial researchers with little time for reading, while remaining easily accessible to novice drug developers due to its systematic structure and introductory section.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages :) : illustrations
ISBN:3527654305 (electronic bk.)
352765433X (electronic bk.)
9783527654307 (electronic bk.)
9783527654338 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1002/9783527654307