Nathan Keighley – författare

The subject of chemistry is widely acknowledged as being conceptually challenging, and regarded with a perceived elitism. This book aims to address this dilemma by breaking down the fundamentals of organic chemistry and its importance in medicine, so that readers with any or no background education in chemistry can access the material and gain an appreciation and understanding for the subject. The text is written in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate figures, to explain how the medicine we are so familiar with is designed and produced. Undergraduate students, medical and nursing students, and general audiences will benefit from the accessible format and enjoyable read.Key Features:User-friendly text dealing with the chemical sciences for the non-scientistPublic understanding of science at the interface of biology and chemistry is in high demandThe book serves to introduce organic chemistry and its relevance to medicineDescribes the foundational principles of chemistry without losing the systematic rigor of the subject

The subject of chemistry is widely acknowledged as being conceptually challenging, and regarded with a perceived elitism. This book aims to address this dilemma by breaking down the fundamentals of organic chemistry and its importance in medicine, so that readers with any or no background education in chemistry can access the material and gain an appreciation and understanding for the subject. The text is written in a clear and concise manner, using appropriate figures, to explain how the medicine we are so familiar with is designed and produced. Undergraduate students, medical and nursing students, and general audiences will benefit from the accessible format and enjoyable read.Key Features:User-friendly text dealing with the chemical sciences for the non-scientistPublic understanding of science at the interface of biology and chemistry is in high demandThe book serves to introduce organic chemistry and its relevance to medicineDescribes the foundational principles of chemistry without losing the systematic rigor of the subject

This text is designed to be an undergraduate reference textbook for students of chemistry who aim to select degree modules geared towards medicinal chemistry. The first two chapters offer an overview of basic organic chemistry, followed by organic synthesis in Chapter 3, with an emphasis on the importance of synthetic procedures in relation to the chemistry of drug design. In Chapter 4, the book covers foundational aspects of biochemistry and biomedical science to provide a basis for students understanding where and how drugs work on selected targets. Later, the book explains how medicines have been created for selected topics in medicinal chemistry – namely against pathogens, cancer and neurological targets.Features:User-friendly text that deals with key methods in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistryAn overture of drug design against disease targetsAn introduction to the molecular basis of disease and key topics in medicinal chemistryGeared toward chemistry undergraduates with an interest in pursuing medicinal chemistry further into their degreeA complete set of tutorial questions and answers for each chapter