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

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

The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, 2E, is a single-volume source on the practical aspects of medicinal chemistry. The successful first edition was nicknamed "The Bible" by medicinal chemists, and the second edition has been updated, expanded and refocused to reflect developments over the last decade. Emphasis is put on how medicinal chemists conduct their search for and design of new drug entities. In contrast to competing books, it focuses on the chemistry rather than pharmacological concepts or descriptions of the various therapeutic classes of drugs. Most medicinal chemists working in the pharmaceutical industry are organic synthetic chemists who must acquire a strong knowledge of medicinal chemistry as they enter the industry. This book aims to be their practical handbook - a complete guide to the drug discovery process. The only book available dealing with the practical aspects of medicinal chemistry Serves as a complete guide to the drug discovery process, from conception of the molecules to drug production Updated chapters devoted to the discovery of new lead compounds, including combinatorial chemistry

This is an valuable introduction to medicinal chemistry for new graduates and PhDs. It will also serve to update more experienced scientists on the newer technologies in the field.

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.

This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of international developments in pharaceutical chemistry and to maintain the position of Practical Pharmaceutical Chemistry as the leading University textbook in the field of pharaceutical analysis and quality control. Part 2 deals with physical techniques of analysis for more advanced courses. It gives a broad coverage of the most widely used techniques in quantative chromatography. The treatmentof spectroscopy and radiopharmaceuticals has also been increased. Thre are additional chapters on the contribution and role of physical methods of analysis in the various stages of drug development; and a series of workshop-style exercises, illustrating the application of spectroscopic techniques in structural elucidation and verification of identity. Users of the two volumes will welcome the internationalisation of the text, with examples based on drugs and dosage forms that are widespread and in commun use in human medicine in Britain, continental Europe and North America. Additionally there is some reference to veterinary pharmaceuticals where they provide appropriate examples.

The Present Compendium On Advanced Practical Medicinal Chemistry Is Designed Specifically To Serve As A Text-Cum-Reference Book Not Only Intended For The Advanced Undergraduate And Graduate Students Of Pharmacy Specializing In Pharmaceutical Chemistry But Also For The Bulk-Drug Industrial Researchers And Academics Who Work Intimately With Medicinal Compounds. It Mainly Comprises Of Four Comprehensive Chapters. First Chapter Is Entirely Devoted To Safety In Chemical Laboratory, Which Is An Absolute Must For Each Medicinal Chemist. Second Chapter Is On Drug Synthesis And Concentrates On Three Vital Aspects, Namely : Conceptualization Of A Synthesis, Reaction Variants, And Stereochemistry. Third Chapter Exclusively Deals With Performing The Reactions And Entails The Wide Range Of Latest Laboratory Techniques Used In A Good Chemical Laboratory To Facilitate Synthesis Of Drugs.Fourth Chapter Is Particularly Focused And Earmarked To Synthesis Of Medicinal Compounds, And Essentially Include Various Cardinal Aspects, Such As :Types Of Chemical Reactions, Organic Name Reactions (Onrs), And Selected Medicinal Compounds. A Galaxy Of Eighty Carefully Chosen Medicinal Compounds Have Been Presented In Anoriginal-Unique-Style Comprising Of : Chemical Structure-Synonym (S)/Chemical Name(S)-Theory-Chemicals Required-Procedure-Precautions- Recrystallizatio-Theoretical Yield/Practical Yield-Physical Parameters-Uses, And -Questions For Viva-Voce.It Is Hoped That Advanced Practical Medicinal Chemistry Would Certainly Help To Bridge Existing Gap And Fill Up The Long Needed Vacuum In The Synthesis Of Drugs In Pharmaceutical Chemistry Departments, Academics And Bulk-Drug Industries, And May Provide The Basis For Meaningful Productive Group Discussions Of Synthetic Problems On A Broader Perspective.