Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry
Publisher: Wiley
Published: December 2, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780470843079
First sentence: Chemical compounds and metallic ions are the basic building blocks of all biological structures and processes that are the basis of life as we know it.
Description: Provides a concise introduction to the chemistry of therapeutically active compounds, written in a readable and accessible style. The title begins by reviewing the structures and nomenclature of the more common classes of naturally occurring compounds found in biological organisms.