ABSTRACT

The molecular biological revolution and the mapping of the human genome continue to provide new challenges and opportunities for drug research and design. Future medicinal chemists and drug designers must have a firm background in a number of related scientific disciplines in order to understand the conversion of new insight into lead structures an

chapter |14 pages

Introduction to Drug Design and Discovery

chapter 2|14 pages

Chapter Biostructure-Based Drug Design

chapter 3|16 pages

Chapter Ligand-Based Drug Design

chapter 4|16 pages

Chapter Chemical Biology

chapter 5|14 pages

Chapter Stereochemistry in Drug Design

chapter 6|18 pages

Chapter Natural Products in Drug Discovery

chapter 8|12 pages

Chapter Peptides and Peptidomimetics

chapter 9|16 pages

Chapter Prodrugs: Design and Development

chapter 13|18 pages

Chapter Ion Channels: Structure and Function

chapter 16|20 pages

Chapter Acetylcholine

chapter 17|16 pages

Chapter Histamine Receptors

chapter 18|14 pages

Chapter Dopamine and Serotonin

chapter 19|16 pages

Chapter Opioid and Cannabinoid Receptors

chapter 20|12 pages

Chapter Hypnotics

chapter 21|18 pages

Chapter Neglected Diseases

chapter 22|16 pages

Chapter Immunomodulating Agents

chapter 23|18 pages

Chapter Anticancer Agents

chapter 24|26 pages

Chapter Antiviral Drugs

chapter 25|30 pages

Chapter Antibiotics