Pharmaceutical chemistry (PC) represents a dynamic field of research
that plays a pivotal role in the development of life-saving
pharmaceuticals. PC is a precise science: One needs to rely on the
accuracy of previous discoveries that have provided massive amount of
precious information and databases as a solid foundation to move
forward. PC is also an art where the artist uses a subtle mixture of
knowledge, experimental learning, creativity, intuition, boldness, and
serendipity to paint the right canvas. Nature often serves as a
stimulus for pharmaceutical chemists. Many drugs are derived from
natural compounds found in plants, fungi, or microorganisms. Chemists
study these natural sources, seeking inspiration to design synthetic
molecules that mimic the therapeutic properties of the originals while
optimizing their characteristics. Francis Collins, geneticist and
expert in the pharmaceutical industry, explains that the molecular
cause of 4,000 diseases is no longer a secret to humanity, but there
are only treatments available for 250 of them. Therefore, the world
requires more professionals who can produce better medicines and solve
more needs. For this reason, it is urgent to discover a new system,
new drugs, better industrial processes and faster responses for rare
and complex diseases. That is the importance and need for more
students in love with PC. It is the author's wish that volumes 1 and 2
of this series may serve as motivation for students who intend to get
started in the exciting world of drug design, synthesis and
development. There is no nobler objective than improving health and
quality of life of the human race. The unprecedented increase in human
life expectancy, which has almost doubled in a hundred years, is
mainly due to drugs and to those who discovered them. It is more
important to create awareness in the student that he/she is
responsible for his own learning and not simply a passive consumer of
information. In this way we will be able to train versatile
professionals with an attitude of transformative social change. Drug
Design and Action is trated in a separate volume ISBN
978-3-11-131654-3.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783111317243
Publisert
2024
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
De Gruyter
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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