The development of new synthetic drug compounds has resulted in the incorporation of many other disciplines, such as biochemistry and molecular biology, into medicinal chemistry. Compounds used as medicines are most often organic compounds, which are often divided into the broad classes of small organic molecules and “biologics”, the latter of which are most often medicinal preparations of proteins. Pharmaceutical chemistry or Medicinal chemists apply their chemistry training to the process of synthesizing new pharmaceuticals. They also work on improving the process by which other pharmaceuticals are made. In this field, it is to work with a team of scientists from different disciplines, including biologists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, theoretical chemists, microbiologists, and biopharmacists. This book provides updated information on various aspects of this subject. This book will be invaluable to students dealing with this topic.
