Principles of Medicinal Chemistry

by William O. Foye

Book Overview

This comprehensive Fifth Edition has been fully revised and updated to meet the changing curricula of medicinal chemistry courses. The new emphasis is on pharmaceutical care that focuses on the patient, and on the pharmacist as therapeutic clinical consultant. Approximately 45 contributors, respected in the field of pharmacy education, augment this exhaustive reference. New to this edition are chapters with standardized formats and features, such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812110986
• ISBN13: 9780812110982
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Lea & Febiger
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A thourogh comprehensive view of medicinal chemistry

This volume is everything that one can ask for those wondering how drugs perform the functions that they do. The baseline for Foye's explanation lies in the description of the receptor involved. From there he can explain how the natural substrate fits either the active or allosteric site of the target molecule. From this point the authors are able to elucidate chemically how the functional groups of the pharmicological compound interact with the receptor evoking the desired response.