Progress in Medicinal Chemistry
Contributors: Lawton, G.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780080471310
Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacy
Description: The success of any drug discovery project relies upon the quality of the lead that initiates the lead optimization process. What defines a 'quality lead', where these 'quality leads' come from and how one discovers them has been the subject of intense debate within the pharmaceutical industry, relies upon defining those properties that historically have led to successful drug discovery. This volume addresses these questions and specifically discusses diabetes, obesity and tuberculosis. *Presents the latest research in the field of drug discovery *Publishes.
Notes: Cover; Progress in Medicinal Chemistry 45; Copyright page; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Hit and Lead Identification: Efficient Practices for Drug Discovery; Chapter 2. DPPIV Inhibition: Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes; Chapter 3. Recent Progress Toward Nonpeptide Ligands for the Melanocortin-4 Receptor; Chapter 4. Tuberculosis Chemotherapy: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives; Subject Index; Author Index (Vols. 1- 45); Subject Index (Vols. 1- 45).

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Table of contents: title: Cover; Progress in Medicinal Chemistry 45; Copyright page; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Hit and Lead Identification: Efficient Practices for Drug Discovery; Chapter 2. DPPIV Inhibition: Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes; Chapter 3. Recent Progress Toward Nonpeptide Ligands for the Melanocortin-4 Receptor; Chapter 4. Tuberculosis Chemotherapy: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives; Subject Index; Author Index (Vols. 1- 45); Subject Index (Vols. 1- 45).