Download Drug Discovery: Practices, Processes, and Perspectives by Jie Jack Li
Drug Discovery: Practices, Processes, and Perspectives by Jie Jack Li pdf download this book synthesizes great moments in history, the current state of the science, and future directions of drug discovery into one expertly written and organized work. Exploring all major therapeutic areas, the book introduces readers to all facets and phases of drug discovery, including target selection, biological testing, drug metabolism, and computer-assisted drug design.
Drug Discovery features chapters written by an international team of pharmaceutical and medicinal chemists. Contributions are based on a thorough review of the current literature as well as the authors’ firsthand laboratory experience in drug discovery. The book begins with the history of drug discovery, describing groundbreaking moments in the field. Next,
it covers such topics as:
- Target identification and validation
- Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
- Central nervous system drugs
- In vitro and in vivo assays
- Cardiovascular drugs
- Cancer drugs
Each chapter features a case study, helping readers understand how science is put into practice throughout all phases of drug discovery. References at the end of each chapter serve as a gateway to groundbreaking original research studies and reviews in the field.
eBook Detail
- Author (s): Jie Jack Li, E. J. Corey
- Year of publication: 2013
- Publisher: Wiley
- Writing language: English
- ISBN: 9780470942352
- Number of pages: 561 pages
- Book format: PDF
- File size: 7.07 MB
