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Paul F. Torrence - Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza - 9780470118795 - V9780470118795
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Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza

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Description for Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza Hardcover. Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Drug Discovery Approaches discusses promising antiviral drug discovery strategies. This publication provides guidance on developing drugs to protect the health of the world against the threat of emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism. Editor(s): Torrence, Paul F. Num Pages: 296 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; MMG; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.

Drug discovery for influenza antivirals

Priorities for combating pandemic influenza include rapid detection and identification, the quick administration of available drugs to treat the infection, the development of new antivirals, and the development of vaccines. Since lead-time may be required to produce an effective vaccine, antivirals would serve as a key first line of defense in containing an outbreak. Diverse antivirals, acting through different mechanisms, would help stay the development of resistant viruses. Thus, drug discovery for influenza antivirals is an important public health–related endeavor.

With chapters contributed by leading international specialists, this guide gets readers up to speed on ... Read more

  • Existing antivirals, including broadly effective anti-respiratory virus agents
  • The development of high-throughput screening assays
  • IFN resistance
  • The development of nucleic acid–based antiviral drugs
  • Antiviral RNAi strategies targeting influenza virus
  • Other promising antiviral drug discovery strategies

Combating the Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Drug Discovery Approaches consolidates the latest information on diverse approaches into one comprehensive resource. It is an invaluable, hands-on reference for researchers in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery, biochemistry, virology, microbiology, and public health.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470118795
SKU
V9780470118795
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Paul F. Torrence
Paul F. Torrence, PhD, joined the National Institutes of Health in 1969 and served as Chief of the section on Biomedical Chemistry at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases from 1989–1999. From 1999–2007, he was a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University where he taught organic, bioorganic, and medicinal chemistry, as well as ... Read more

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