Fragment-based Approaches in Drug Discovery

Download or read book Fragment-based Approaches in Drug Discovery written by Wolfgang Jahnke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-12-13 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first systematic summary of the impact of fragment-based approaches on the drug development process provides essential information that was previously unavailable. Adopting a practice-oriented approach, this represents a book by professionals for professionals, tailor-made for drug developers in the pharma and biotech sector who need to keep up-to-date on the latest technologies and strategies in pharmaceutical ligand design. The book is clearly divided into three sections on ligand design, spectroscopic techniques, and screening and drug discovery, backed by numerous case studies.