Pharmaceutical Chemistry. / Volume 2, : Drugs and Their Biological Targets.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Campos Rosa, Joaquín M.,; Camacho Quesada, M. Encarnación,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2017]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Textbook ; Volume 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 259 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Prologue --; Contents --; 1. Acetylcholine --; 2. Noradrenaline --; 3. Dopamine --; 4. Serotonin and reuptake inhibitors of biogenic amines --; 5. Amino acids as neurotransmitters --; 6. Peptides as neurotransmitters: Hypnoanalgesics --; 7. Histamine and antihistaminics --; 8. Enzymatic inhibitors I --; 9. Enzimatic inhibitors II --; 10. Design of drugs acting on transport through biological membranes --; 11. Enzymatic inhibition: Inhibitors of the biosinthesis of the cellular wall --; 12. Enzymatic inhibition: Other antibacterial agents --; 13. Enzymatic inhibition: Inhibitors of biosinthesis of nitrogenated bases --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110528527; 9783110719550; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110548235
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110528527
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

This two volume book is an excellent introduction to this interdisciplinary area, lying on the interface between organic chemistry, biochemistry and medicine. The authors give a comprehensive overview of the field and outline the actual challenges in pharmaceutical science and industry. Volume 2 covers neurotransmitters, antihistamines, enzymatic inhibitors and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.