Successful drug discovery /

The first volume of the book series "Successful Drug Discovery" is focusing on new drug discoveries during the last decade, from established drugs to recently introduced drugs of all kinds:small-molecule-, peptide-, and protein-based drugs.The role of serendipity is analyzed in some very s...

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Group Author: Fischer, János; Rotella, David P
Published: Wiley-VCH,
Publisher Address: Weinheim, Germany :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527678433
Summary: The first volume of the book series "Successful Drug Discovery" is focusing on new drug discoveries during the last decade, from established drugs to recently introduced drugs of all kinds:small-molecule-, peptide-, and protein-based drugs.The role of serendipity is analyzed in some very successful drugs where the research targets of the lead molecule and the drug are different. Phenotypic and target-based drug discovery approaches are discussed from the viewpoint of pioneer drugs and analogues.This volume gives an excellent overview of insulin analogues including a discussion of the propert
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783527678433
3527678433
1322949557 (ebk)
9781322949550 (ebk)
9783527678457 (electronic bk.)
352767845X (electronic bk.)
Index Number: RS420
CLC: R914
Contents: Part I: General Aspects. Serendipitous Target-Based Drug Discoveries / János Fischer, David P Rotella -- Drug Discoveries and Molecular Mechanism of Action / David C Swinney -- Part II: Drug Class. Insulin Analogs - Improving the Therapy of Diabetes / John M Beals -- Part III: Case Histories. The Discovery of Stendra (Avanafil) for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction / Koichiro Yamada, Toshiaki Sakamoto, Kenji Omori, Kohei Kikkawa -- Dapagliflozin, A Selective SGLT2 Inhibitor for Treatment of Diabetes / William N Washburn -- Elvitegravir, A New HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitor for Antiretrovira