Building on the success of the previous editions,
Textbook of Drug Design and Discovery has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a complete source of information on all facets of drug design and discovery. The book follows drug design from the initial structure-activity relationship to the final processes of clinical evaluation and registration. It covers the design of drugs for particular cellular targets such as ion channels and receptors and examines specific classes of drugs such as
peptidomimetics, antivirals and anticancer agents. Also included is coverage of
gene technology in pharmaceutical research, computer modelling techniques, and combinatorial approaches.
but the content is excellent. For an practicing organic chemist learning medicinal chemistry, I have read/browsed many books, and have settled on this one and Wermuth's "The Practice..." as my…
