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Chiral Drugs
Cynthia A. Challener (Ed.)
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Description for Chiral Drugs
Hardback. A comprehensive listing of over 2500 chiral drugs, classified by therapeutic class, and including structures and physical properties for each entry in the listing. This book provides an introduction to the types of sources and methods in use for obtaining chiral molecules. Editor(s): Challener, Cynthia A. Num Pages: 662 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: MMG; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180. Weight in Grams: 1276.
In the early twentieth century the relevance of chirality to the pharmaceutical industry was established by the fact that one enantiomer of hyoscyamine possessed greater pharmacological activity than the other.
Today, most new drugs and those under development consist of a single optically active isomer, and chirality is also becoming an issue for the agrochemical and other industries. Regulatory agencies throughout the world are currently reviewing the importance of chirality with regard to pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. New guidelines from such agencies have been key drivers for the focus on single enantiomer products in these industries.
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In the early twentieth century the relevance of chirality to the pharmaceutical industry was established by the fact that one enantiomer of hyoscyamine possessed greater pharmacological activity than the other.
Today, most new drugs and those under development consist of a single optically active isomer, and chirality is also becoming an issue for the agrochemical and other industries. Regulatory agencies throughout the world are currently reviewing the importance of chirality with regard to pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. New guidelines from such agencies have been key drivers for the focus on single enantiomer products in these industries.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
662
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780566084119
SKU
V9780566084119
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99-50
About Cynthia A. Challener (Ed.)
Cynthia A Challener currently works as a freelance writer and information management consultant to the chemical industry. She has had experience in research and development, technical support, regulatory compliance, marketing and document and information management. Cynthia received her BS in Chemistry in 1986 from Stanford University and her PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1990 from the University of Chicago.
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