An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry Book

1	Drugs and the medicinal chemist	3
2	The why and the wherefore : drug targets	8
3	Proteins as drug targets	24
4	Proteins as drug targets : enzymes	41
5	Proteins as drug targets : receptors	66
6	Proteins as drug targets : receptor structure and signal transduction	90
7	Nucleic acids as drug targets	117
8	Pharmacokinetics and related topics	134
9	Drug discovery : finding a lead	163
10	Drug design : optimizing target interactions	185
11	Drug design : optimizing access to the target	226
12	Drug development	250
13	Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR)	271
14	Combinatorial synthesis	299
15	Computers in medicinal chemistry	326
16	Antibacterial agents	379
17	Antiviral agents	440
18	Anticancer agents	489
19	Cholinergics, anticholinergics, and anticholinesterases	558
20	The adrenergic nervous system	593
21	The opium analgesics	616
22	Antiulcer agents	642
App. 1	Essential amino acids	675
App. 2	The standard genetic code	676
App. 3	Statistical data for QSAR	677
App. 4	The action of nerves	680
App. 5	Microorganisms	685
App. 6	Drugs and their trade names	687