The organic chemistry of drug design and drug action.

Standard medicinal chemistry courses and texts are organized by classes of drugs with an emphasis on descriptions of their biological and pharmacological effects. This book represents a new approach based on physical organic chemical principles and reaction mechanisms that rationalize drug action an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silverman, Richard B.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2004.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Standard medicinal chemistry courses and texts are organized by classes of drugs with an emphasis on descriptions of their biological and pharmacological effects. This book represents a new approach based on physical organic chemical principles and reaction mechanisms that rationalize drug action and allow the reader to extrapolate to many related classes of drug molecules. The Second Edition reflects the significant changes in the drug industry over the past decade, and now includes color illustrations, chapter problems, and other elements that make concepts easier to understand.* Or.
Physical Description:1 online resource (650 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080513379
0080513379