Part I: General Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry
Chapter 1 - A History of Drug DiscoveryFrom first steps of chemistry to achievements in molecular pharmacology, Pages 1-62, François Chast
Chapter 2 - Medicinal ChemistryDefinitions and Objectives, Drug Activity Phases, Drug Classification Systems, Pages 63-72, Peter Imming
Chapter 3 - Measurement and Expression of Drug Effects, Pages 73-84, Jean-Pierre Nowicki, Bernard Scatton
Chapter 4 - Molecular Drug Targets, Pages 85-105, Jean-Pierre Gies, Yves Landry
Chapter 5 - Drug Targets, Target identification, Validation and Screening, Pages 106-121, Kenton H. Zavitz, Paul L. Bartel, Adrian N. Hobden
Part II: Lead Compound Discovery Strategies
Chapter 6 - Strategies in the Search for New Lead Compounds or Original Working Hypotheses, Pages 123-143, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 7 - High-Throughput Screening and Drug Discovery, Pages 144-158, John R. Proudfoot
Chapter 8 - Natural Products as Pharmaceuticals and Sources for Lead Structures, Pages 159-186, David J. Newman, Gordon M. Cragg, David G. I. Kingston
Chapter 9 - Biology Oriented Synthesis and Diversity Oriented Synthesis in Compound Collection Development, Pages 187-209, Kamal Kumar, Stefan Wetzel, Herbert Waldmann
Chapter 10 - In Silico ScreeningHit Finding from Database Mining, Pages 210-227, Thierry Langer, Sharon D. Bryant
Chapter 11 - Fragment-Based Drug Discovery, Pages 228-243, Bennett T. Farmer, Allen B. Reitz
Chapter 12 - Lead-Likeness and Drug-Likeness, Pages 244-254, Alex Polinsky
Chapter 13 - Web AlertUsing the Internet for Medicinal Chemistry, Pages 255-272, David Cavalla
Part III: Primary Exploration of Structure–Activity Relationships
Chapter 14 - Molecular Variations in Homologous SeriesVinylogues and Benzologues, Pages 273-289, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 15 - Molecular Variations Based on Isosteric Replacements, Pages 290-342, Paola Ciapetti, Bruno Giethlen
Chapter 16 - Ring Transformations, Pages 343-362, Christophe Morice, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 17 - Conformational Restriction and/or Steric Hindrance in Medicinal Chemistry, Pages 363-379, André Mann
Chapter 18 - Homo and Heterodimer Ligands: the Twin Drug Approach, Pages 380-414, Jean-Marie Contreras, Wolfgang Sippl
Chapter 19 - Application Strategies for the Primary Structure–Activity Relationship Exploration, Pages 415-427, Camille G. Wermuth
Part IV: Substituents and Functions: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Structure–Activity Relationships
Chapter 20 - Substituent Groups, Pages 429-463, Patrick Bazzini, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 21 - The Role of Functional Groups in Drug–Receptor Interactions, Pages 464-480, Laurent Schaeffer
Chapter 22 - Compound Properties and Drug Quality, Pages 481-490, Christopher A. Lipinski
Chapter 23 - Quantitative Approaches to Structure–Activity Relationships, Pages 491-513, Han van de Waterbeemd, Sally Rose
Part V: Spatial Organization, Receptor Mapping and Molecular Modeling
Chapter 24 - OverviewThe Search for Biologically Useful Chemical Space, Pages 515-520, David J. Triggle
Chapter 25 - Pharmacological Space, Pages 521-532, Andrew L. Hopkins
Chapter 26 - Optical Isomerism in Drugs, Pages 533-548, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 27 - Multi-target DrugsStrategies and Challenges for Medicinal Chemists, Pages 549-571, Richard Morphy, Zoran Rankovic
Chapter 28 - Pharmacophore Identification and Pseudo-Receptor Modeling, Pages 572-586, Wolfgang Sippl
Chapter 29 - 3D Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships, Pages 587-604, Thierry Langer, Sharon D. Bryant
Chapter 30 - Protein Crystallography and Drug Discovery, Pages 605-634, Jean-Michel Rondeau, Herman Schreuder
Part VI: Chemical Modifications Infl uencing the Pharmacokinetic Properties
Chapter 31 - Physiological Aspects Determining the Pharmacokinetic Properties of Drugs, Pages 635-654, Koen Boussery, Frans M. Belpaire, Johan Van de Voorde
Chapter 32 - Biotransformation Reactions and Their Enzymes, Pages 655-673, Bernard Testa
Chapter 33 - Biotransformations Leading to Toxic MetabolitesChemical Aspect, Pages 674-696, Anne-Christine Macherey, Patrick M. Dansette
Chapter 34 - Drug Transport Mechanisms and their Impact on the Disposition and Effects of Drugs, Pages 697-710, Jean-Michel Scherrmann
Chapter 35 - Strategies for Enhancing Oral Bioavailability and Brain Penetration, Pages 711-720, Brian C. Shook, Paul F. Jackson
Chapter 36 - Designing Prodrugs and Bioprecursors, Pages 721-746, Camille G. Wermuth
Part VII: Pharmaceutical and Chemical Means to Solubility and Formulation Problems
Chapter 37 - Preparation of Water-Soluble Compounds Through Salt Formation, Pages 747-766, Michael J. Bowker, P. Heinrich Stahl
Chapter 38 - Preparation of Water-Soluble Compounds by Covalent Attachment of Solubilizing Moieties, Pages 767-785, Camille G. Wermuth
Chapter 39 - Drug Solubilization with Organic Solvents, or Using Micellar Solutions or Other Colloidal Dispersed Systems, Pages 786-812, Michael J. Bowker, P. Heinrich Stahl
Chapter 40 - Improvement of Drug Properties by Cyclodextrins, Pages 813-840, Kaneto Uekama, Fumitoshi Hirayama
Chapter 41 - Chemical and Physicochemical Approaches to Solve Formulation Problems, Pages 841-853, Camille G. Wermuth
Part VIII: Development of New Drugs: Legal and Economic Aspects
Chapter 42 - Discover a Drug Substance, Formulate and Develop It to a Product, Pages 855-866, Bruno Galli, Bernard Faller
Chapter 43 - Drug Nomenclature, Pages 867-877, R.G. Balocco Mattavelli, J.C. Dong, S. Lasseur, S. Kopp
Chapter 44 - Legal Aspects of Product ProtectionWhat a Medicinal Chemist Should Know About Patent Protection, Pages 878-893, Maria Souleau
Chapter 45 - The Consumption and Production of Pharmaceuticals, Pages 894-921, Bryan G. Reuben