Medicinal Chemistry for Practitioners

LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND OBTAIN AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE ON DRUG DISCOVERY TECHNIQUES

Medicinal Chemistry for Practitioners offers a strong introduction for early-career medicinal chemists and works as a key reference of drug discovery disciplines for experienced professionals. Author Dr. Jie Jack Li provides a comprehensive background of the basic principles of medicinal chemistry before moving on to descriptions of crucial drug discovery techniques.

The book is broken down into five chapters, including:

• Drug Targets
• Hit/Lead Discovery
• Pharmacokinetics
• Bioisosteres
• Structural Alerts for Toxicity

Each chapter includes actionable and practical applications of theory to real-world problems faced by medicinal chemists. They provide detailed literature review and information about the molecular structures and mechanisms of action of therapeutic agents.

Drug discovery techniques are discussed at length, creating an indispensable resource for veteran medicinal chemists. And all of the information contained within is illustrated with real world examples from approved and experimental drugs.