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New Approaches to Drug Discovery

This volume gives an overview of state of the art technologies and future developments in the field of preclinical pharmaceutical research. A balanced mix of experts from academia and industry give insight in selected new developments in the drug discovery pathway. The topics cover the different par...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Nielsch, Ulrich (Editor ), Fuhrmann, Ulrike (Editor ), Jaroch, Stefan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 232
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Part 1. Historical View
  • Drug discovery in the past and today.Part 2. Target Discovery
  • Emerging target families: intractable targets. In vivo target validation especially for biological targets. HR RNAi/High Content analysis
  • Part 3. Lead generation and Optimization
  • Sources for leads: natural products, libraries. Screening: assays, readout, technology. Impact of structural biology, fragment based screening/Virtual screening. Predictive in silico tools of compound properties. High throughput synthesis. New compound classes: Protein-Protein Interaction. Sources for biological leads/Screening of biologicals
  • Part 4. Test systems for Efficacy and Safety
  • In vitro / Cell based assays. Pharmacodynamic. Pharmacokinetic. Safety and toxicology. Impact of biomarkers/personalized medicine. Simulating in vivo drug effects.