Saunders, John. <br/><br/>
Top drugs :  top synthetic routes / 
John Saunders. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2000. 
 - 90 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Oxford chemistry primers ;  90 Oxford science publications .
 - Oxford chemistry primers ;  90. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1.Inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme as effective antihypertensive agents -- 2.Blockade of antiotensin-II receptors -- 3.Calcium channel blockers in the treatment of angina and hypertension -- 4.Antagonists of histamine receptors (H2) as anti-ulcer remedies -- 5.Proton pump inhibitors as gastric acid section inhibitors -- 6.Modulation of central serotonin in the treatment of depression -- 7.Hynoptic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant agents: ligands for bensodiazepine receptors -- 8.Another histamine receptor: blockers of the H1 reverse transcriptase -- 10.Quinolones as anti-bacterial DNA gyrase inhibitors. 
<br/><br/> This title allows students to see how the organic chemistry taught in undergraduate courses is applied by medicinal chemists in industry. This book describes briefly how each drug works and then reviews the most efficient routes to their synthesis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198501008 (pbk.) :  No price 9780198501008 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Synthetic drugs.<br/>Pharmaceutical chemistry & technology<br/>Chemistry<br/>Biochemistry<br/>Psychopharmacology<br/>Drug compounding--Methods<br/>Chemistry, pharmaceutical--Methods<br/>Pharmaceutical preparations--Chemical synthesis
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.31 SAU