The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines

The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

After more than fifty years of blockbuster drug development, skeptics are beginning to fear we may be reaching the end of drug discovery to combat major diseases. In this engaging book, Brent Stockwell, a leading researcher in the exciting new science of chemical biology, describes this dilemma and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stockwell, Brent R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Drug development.
Drugs > Design.
Proteins > Metabolism.
MEDICAL > Drug Guides.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Pharmacology.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
MEDICAL > Pharmacy.
Drug development
Drugs > Design
Proteins > Metabolism
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Table of Contents:
  • The drug discovery crisis
  • A new science of molecules
  • The birth of the first cancer drugs
  • A new company creating drug combinations
  • The undruggable RAS protein
  • The druggable genome
  • Peering inside proteins
  • The nature of interactions between proteins
  • From protein-protein interactions to personalized medicines
  • A revolution in peptide synthesis
  • A vast array of drug candidates
  • Moving outside the small molecule box
  • Accelerating the arrival of next-generation drugs.

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