Chemical biology approaches to drug discovery and development to targeting disease

"Based on the award-winning Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology published in 2008, this book explores the role of chemical biology in drug discovery and development. The first part of the book reviews key principles and techniques used in the design and evaluation of drug candidates. The sec...

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Other Authors: Civjan, Natanya (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley, a John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication 2012
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Based on the award-winning Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology published in 2008, this book explores the role of chemical biology in drug discovery and development. The first part of the book reviews key principles and techniques used in the design and evaluation of drug candidates. The second part elucidates biological mechanisms of certain diseases, illuminating approaches to investigate and target these diseases. Comprising carefully selected reprints from the Encyclopedia as well as new contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book provides researchers in academia and industry with important information to aid in the development of novel agents to treat disease"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:525 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781118434505
9781118437674
9781118435762
1118437675
1118435761