Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry Volume 1, 3e

Textbook of Medicinal Chemistry volume 1 is a widely appreciated text on the subject. Primarily meant for BPharm students, this book is also useful for MPharm and MSc students studying organic chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry. It aims at eliminating the inadequacies in teaching and learning of medicinal chemistry by providing valuable information on relevant topics.The text adequately covers the syllabi of all major Indian universities. The third edition features new layout and design in an attractive two-colour presentation. Salient Features Contains clear classification, synthetic schemes, mode of action, metabolism, assay, pharmacological uses with the dose and structure-activity relationship (SAR) of the drugs for the various body systems Contains a complete section on drug design, describing the new drug development Contains brief introduction about physiological and pathophysiological conditions of diseases and their treatment Provides well-illustrated synthetic schemes and alternative synthetic routes for majority of drugs that help in quick and enhanced understanding of the subject Additional physicochemical parameters have been explained Chapters on Partition Coefficient and Solubility given under the section Physicochemical Factors in Relation to Biological Activity of Drugs Chapter on High Throughput Screening added under the section Drug Design Several newer drugs incorporated in different chapters V. Alagarsamy MPharm, PhD, FIC.DOMH is currently Professor and Principal of MNR College of Pharmacy, Sangareddy, Greater Hyderabad. He received his D Pharm from Coimbatore Medical College, Tamil Nadu, and PhD from The MS University of Baroda, Gujarat. He has been teaching medicinal chemistry and performing research work in synthetic medicinal chemistry on novel heterocyclic bioactive compounds for two decades. His research activities are collaborated with various research laboratories/organizations like National Cancer Institute, USA; Rega Institute for Medical Research, Belgium; and Southern Research Institute, USA. He is a recipient of Young Scientist award from Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi. His research publications in journals and presentations in conferences, put together, exceed 100. His research activities are supported by the funding agencies like CSIR, DST, and DSIR. He is a doctoral committee member and a recognized research guide for PhD students in various universities.