Download or read book Miraculous Medicines and the Chemistry of Drug Design written by Nathan Keighley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of chemistry is widely acknowledged as being conceptually challenging, and regarded with a perceived elitism. This book aims to address this dilemma by breaking down the fundamentals of organic chemistry and its importance in medicine, so that readers with any or no background education in chemistry can access the material and gain an appreciation and understanding for the subject. The text is written in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate figures, to explain how the medicine we are so familiar with is designed and produced. Undergraduate students, medical and nursing students, and general audiences will benefit from the accessible format and enjoyable read. Key Features: User-friendly text dealing with the chemical sciences for the non-scientist Public understanding of science at the interface of biology and chemistry is in high demand The book serves to introduce organic chemistry and its relevance to medicine Describes the foundational principles of chemistry without losing the systematic rigor of the subject
Download or read book Medicinal Chemistry written by A.K. Ganguly and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicinal Chemistry: A Look at How Drugs Are Discovered is written for those who are interested in learning how drugs are discovered. Compared to other books on the market, this text takes a different approach by presenting the subject on chemical reaction mechanism terms, which ideally makes the subject matter more interesting and easier to comprehend. The authors describe the drug discovery process, from advancing an initial lead to the approval process, and include drug discovery sources. Additional features: Explains medicinal chemistry on chemical mechanism terms, allowing for a more interesting and easier to comprehend text Includes valuable insights toward the various pathways taken at pharmaceutical industries in drug discoveries Improved by including questions raised and suggestions made from students in the authors’ medicinal chemistry classes This book will benefit both upper level undergraduates and graduates studying in the fields of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, as well as scientists working in the pharmaceutical industry.
Download or read book Making Medicine written by Keith Veronese and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do scientists design the medicine we use to improve our lives? It turns out that many are happy accidents or overlooked mixtures of carbon and hydrogen that go on to not only improve the lives of people the world over, but become million- and billion-dollar makers for pharmaceutical companies. In Making Medicine: Surprising Stories from the History of Drug Discovery, author Keith Veroneseexamines fifteen different molecules and their unlikely discovery –or in many cases, their second discovery –en route to becoming invaluable medications. From the famous story of Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, to lesser-known stories surrounding drugs like quinine (derived from the bark of the cinchona tree and responsible for saving the lives of millions in the fight against malaria), Veronese reveals the “how” and the “who” behind the pharmaceutical breakthroughs that continue to impact our world. With subjects including cancer-fighting therapies and over-the-counter pain relievers; hair regrowth creams and antidepressants; readers will no doubt have a personal connection to at least one molecule in this book. Like all discoveries made by mankind, the stories behind these breakthroughs and their introduction to the world are often messy, sometimes controversial, and always human. Take digoxin, which correctly prescribed can help heart efficiency, but in higher doses can prove fatal –a fact known all too well by Charles Cullen, a nurse who used digoxin to kill over forty patients. Making Medicine also details how modern pharmaceutical discovery works, including the monumental challenge and accomplishment of creating a COVID-19 vaccine. This fascinating book highlights the serendipitous nature of the discovery of these miracle molecules, along with how they do (or don't) interact with the human body to produce the desired result.
Download or read book Medicinal Chemistry written by C. R. Ganellin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1993-02-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition aims to introduce students to the mechanisms of action of drugs and the approaches adopted in designing new drugs. It also contains chapters on individual successful drugs written by their discoverers or developers, tracing their history to the present day.
Download or read book Chemistry of Drugs written by Eberhard Welter and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drugs are a way of modifying the chemistry of the body. They can be used to treat diseases and infections, correct imbalances in electrolytes and fluids, or alter mental status (such as inducing amnesia or stopping hallucinations). Drugs are used both for medical purposes and for recreation. In both cases, no drug is perfect. A perfect drug would be 100% effective while causing no side effects. Drug discovery has undergone many changes over the years but the goal has remained same: to uncover safer medicines for all diseases. Drug discovery and development is driven by the knowledge of chemistry of the molecules and their association with life process. The classical or traditional method adopted by medicinal chemists involves modifying bio-active molecules from natural products. These natural products are the source of active ingredients in most of the existing drugs. The current era has witnessed an ever changing role in modern drug discovery. The chemical methods adopted for the discovery of the molecules have also undergone changes leading to the development of technologies such as combinatorial chemistry, microwave assisted organic synthesis (MAOS) and high-throughput (HTS) biological screening. These new technologies have enabled medicinal scientists to accelerate the discovery process. The contribution of chemistry is not confined just to the discovery stage. The recent changes in synthetic chemistry is practiced in this environment center around new scientific advances in synthetic techniques and new technologies for rational drug design, combinatorial chemistry, automated synthesis, and compound purification and identification. As all drugs are chemicals, and pharmacy is mainly about the study of various aspects of drugs, including manufacture, storage, actions and toxicities, metabolisms and managements, chemistry still plays a vital role in pharmacy education. However, the extent at which chemistry used to be taught a couple of decades ago has certainly changed significantly. It has been recognized that while pharmacy students need a solid foundation in chemistry knowledge the extent cannot be the same as chemistry students may need. This book Chemistry of Drugs is an accessible introduction to organic chemistry, elementary medicinal chemistry, and biochemistry. The book offers an accessible introduction to subjects that are fundamental to pharmaceutical science. It looks at the chemical structure of drugs, and in particular to elements or fragments in these chemical structures. It covers all the key aspects of organic chemistry, elementary medicinal chemistry, and biochemistry, required by pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences students as well as researchers."
Download or read book The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry written by Camille Georges Wermuth and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Fourth Edition provides a practical and comprehensive overview of the daily issues facing pharmaceutical researchers and chemists. In addition to its thorough treatment of basic medicinal chemistry principles, this updated edition has been revised to provide new and expanded coverage of the latest technologies and approaches in drug discovery. With topics like high content screening, scoring, docking, binding free energy calculations, polypharmacology, QSAR, chemical collections and databases, and much more, this book is the go-to reference for all academic and pharmaceutical researchers who need a complete understanding of medicinal chemistry and its application to drug discovery and development. Includes updated and expanded material on systems biology, chemogenomics, computer-aided drug design, and other important recent advances in the field Incorporates extensive color figures, case studies, and practical examples to help users gain a further understanding of key concepts Provides high-quality content in a comprehensive manner, including contributions from international chapter authors to illustrate the global nature of medicinal chemistry and drug development research An image bank is available for instructors at www.textbooks.elsevier.com
Download or read book Molecules and Medicine written by E. J. Corey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecules and Medicine provides, for the first time ever, a completely integrated look at chemistry, biology, drug discovery, and medicine. It delves into the discovery, application, and mode of action of more than one hundred of the most significant molecules in use in modern medicine. Opening sections of the book provide a unique, clear, and concise introduction, which enables readers to understand chemical formulas.
Download or read book The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action written by Richard B. Silverman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a new approach to the teaching of medicinal knowledge, this book emphasizes the use of the principles of physical organic chemistry as a basis for drug design. It discusses organic reaction mechanisms of clinically important drugs with mechanistic schemes.
Download or read book Medicinal Chemistry for Practitioners written by Jie Jack Li and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting both a panoramic introduction to the essential disciplines of drug discovery for novice medicinal chemists as well as a useful reference for veteran drug hunters, this book summarizes the state-of-the-art of medicinal chemistry. It covers key drug targets including enzymes, receptors, and ion channels, and hit and lead discovery. The book hen surveys a drug's pharmacokinetics and toxicity, with a solid chapter covering fundamental bioisosteres as a guide to structure-activity relationship investigations.
Download or read book The Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry written by Andrew Davis and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drug discovery is a constantly developing and expanding area of research. Developed to provide a comprehensive guide, the Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry covers the past, present and future of the entire drug development process. Highlighting the recent successes and failures in drug discovery, the book helps readers to understand the factors governing modern drug discovery from the initial concept through to a marketed medicine. With chapters covering a wide range of topics from drug discovery processes and optimization, development of synthetic routes, pharmaceutical properties and computational biology, the handbook aims to enable medicinal chemists to apply their academic understanding to every aspect of drug discovery. Each chapter includes expert advice to not only provide a rigorous understanding of the principles being discussed, but to provide useful hints and tips gained from within the pharmaceutical industry. This expertise, combined with project case studies, highlighting and discussing all areas of successful projects, make this an essential handbook for all those involved in pharmaceutical development.
Download or read book Chemistry and Medicines written by James Ralph Hanson and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2006 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a general introduction to this fascinating subject, this book is aimed at those studying advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in medicinal chemistry.
Download or read book Medicinal Drugs and Organic Chemistry written by Mutinda Jackson and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Chemistry - Other, Kenyatta University, course: Industrial Chemistry, language: English, abstract: Medicinal chemistry refers to the science dealing with the discovery along with design of novel therapeutic chemicals/bio-chemicals, and their respective development into useful medicines. It is a phenomenon that may comprise of compounds isolation from nature or new molecules synthesis, investigation of the connections between natural and/or synthetic compounds and their biological processes. Again, it may involve elucidations of these compounds’ interactions with varied receptors such as DNA and enzymes, determination of their absorption, distribution and transport properties, and metabolic transformation studies of these chemicals, excretion and their toxicity. Notably, since the 1960s, current techniques for discovering new drugs have incalculably evolved in line with phenomenal organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry and therapeutic advances. With respect to organic chemistry, it is evident that the modern tools applied in conducting drug design, substantially encompasses the entire vital processes of discovering drugs. Such courses include the application of physical principles, understanding the reaction of the body to the drug and the perceived synthetic organic processes used in the new compound preparation. However, drugs are not usually discovered, but rather a lead compound, which is a prototype compound with significant desirable features like those of pharmacological activities, though undesirable facets may also be present such as toxicity. Significantly, numerous studies have demonstrated a substantial relationship between organic chemistry and drugs as will be explored in this essay.
Download or read book Medicinal Chemistry Drug Design and Development written by Thomas Haldane and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicinal chemistry is the application of principles of chemistry, synthetic chemistry and pharmacology for the study and development of pharmaceutical drugs. This book on medicinal chemistry seeks to explain the methods for discovery of new therapeutic drugs and medication. This book outlines the processes and applications of medicinal chemistry in detail. It unfolds the innovative aspects of the field which will be crucial for the progress of this field in the future. This text is appropriate for students seeking detailed information in this area as well as for experts. As this field is emerging at a fast pace, this book will help the readers to better understand the concepts of medicinal chemistry.
Download or read book Burger s Medicinal Chemistry Drug Discovery and Development 8 Volume Set written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 6057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burger’s Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development Explore the freshly updated flagship reference for medicinal chemists and pharmaceutical professionals The newly revised eighth edition of the eight-volume Burger’s Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development is the latest installment in this celebrated series covering the entirety of the drug development and discovery process. With the addition of expert editors in each subject area, this eight-volume set adds 35 chapters to the extensive existing chapters. New additions include analyses of opioid addiction treatments, antibody and gene therapy for cancer, blood-brain barrier, HIV treatments, and industrial-academic collaboration structures. Along with the incorporation of practical material on drug hunting, the set features sections on drug discovery, drug development, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, immunology, cancer, anti-Infectives, and CNS disorders. The text continues the legacy of previous volumes in the series by providing recognized, renowned, authoritative, and comprehensive information in the area of drug discovery and development while adding cutting-edge new material on issues like the use of artificial intelligence in medicinal chemistry. Included: Volume 1: Methods in Drug Discovery, edited by Kent D. Stewart Volume 2: Discovering Lead Molecules, edited by Kent D. Stewart Volume 3: Drug Development, edited by Ramnarayan S. Randad and Michael Myers Volume 4: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, and Metabolic Diseases, edited by Scott D. Edmondson Volume 5: Pulmonary, Bone, Immunology, Vitamins, and Autocoid Therapeutic Agents, edited by Bryan H. Norman Volume 6: Cancer, edited by Barry Gold and Donna M. Huryn Volume 7: Anti-Infectives, edited by Roland E. Dolle Volume 8: CNS Disorders, edited by Richard A. Glennon Perfect for research departments in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Burger’s Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development can be used by graduate students seeking a one-stop reference for drug development and discovery and deserves its place in the libraries of biomedical research institutes, medical, pharmaceutical, and veterinary schools.
Download or read book Small Molecule Medicinal Chemistry written by Werngard Czechtizky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stressing strategic and technological solutions to medicinal chemistry challenges, this book presents methods and practices for optimizing the chemical aspects of drug discovery. Chapters discuss benefits, challenges, case studies, and industry perspectives for improving drug discovery programs with respect to quality and costs. • Focuses on small molecules and their critical role in medicinal chemistry, reviewing chemical and economic advantages, challenges, and trends in the field from industry perspectives • Discusses novel approaches and key topics, like screening collection enhancement, risk sharing, HTS triage, new lead finding approaches, diversity-oriented synthesis, peptidomimetics, natural products, and high throughput medicinal chemistry approaches • Explains how to reduce design-make-test cycle times by integrating medicinal chemistry, physical chemistry, and ADME profiling techniques • Includes descriptive case studies, examples, and applications to illustrate new technologies and provide step-by-step explanations to enable them in a laboratory setting
Download or read book Burger s Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery Academic Version written by Donald J. Abraham and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Medicinal Chemistry with Macrocycles written by Eric Marsault and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including case studies of macrocyclic marketed drugs and macrocycles in drug development, this book helps medicinal chemists deal with the synthetic and conceptual challenges of macrocycles in drug discovery efforts. Provides needed background to build a program in macrocycle drug discovery –design criteria, macrocycle profiles, applications, and limitations Features chapters contributed from leading international figures involved in macrocyclic drug discovery efforts Covers design criteria, typical profile of current macrocycles, applications, and limitations
