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 allow the reader to extrap [...]
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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 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 includes chapter problems and other elements that make the book more useful for course instruction. * Presents an organic chemist's perspective of how drugs are designed and function * Includes extensive references and illustrations, plus new problems and exercises to help students learn * Written in a casual style that provides unmatched clarity and understanding * Author has published 200+ articles, earned 21 patents, and invented a drug that is under consideration for commercialization