Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity of Functional Groups: Impact of Chemical Building Blocks on ADMET (Drug Discovery, Volume 1)

Until now, the area of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics has been lacking in texts written for the Medicinal Chemist. This outstanding book, aimed at postgraduate medicinal chemists and those working in industry, fills this gap in the literature. Written by medicinal chemists and ADMET scientists with a combined experience of around 300 years, this aid to discovering drugs addresses the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) issues associated with drugs. The book starts by describing drug targets and their structural motifs before moving on to explain ADMET for the medicinal chemist. It is the functional groups which most profoundly influence the drug molecules of which they form a part. They characterise the pharmacology, are essential to the activity, and alter the ADMET characteristics of each drug. Their effects follow a pattern, thus allowing medicinal chemists to predict and overcome potential challenges. For this reason, the Editors have taken the unique approach of dividing the remainder of the book into chapters which each focus on a different functional group. They describe drugs containing the functional group under consideration, explain why the group is there, and outline its physicochemical properties before going on to detail the ADMET issues. Where possible, prodrugs and bioisosteres, which may give alternative ADMET outcomes, are described. The chapters cross refer where similar matters are covered but individual chapters can be used in a stand alone manner. The book ends with a discussion of future targets and chemistry needs. Drug Targets And Their Structural Motifs -- Admet For The Medicinal Chemist -- Carboxlic Acids And Their Isosteres -- Primary, Secondary And Tertiary Amines And Isosteres -- Sulphonamide As An Essential Group -- 1, 2 And 3 Ring Phenyl And Heterocyclic Cores -- Heterocycles And Phenyls As Essential Pharmacophore Groups -- Peptides And Peptidomimetic Cores -- Peptides And Peptidomimetics As Functional Groups -- Transition State Functions -- Alcohols And Carbonyls -- Future Targets And Chemistry Needs -- Edited By Dennis A. Smith. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity of Functional Groups_OFC Publicity......Page 1 i_iv......Page 2 v_vi......Page 6 vii_xiv......Page 8 001_060......Page 16 061_098......Page 76 099_167......Page 114 168_209......Page 183 210_274......Page 225 275_327......Page 290 328_369......Page 343 370_389......Page 385 390_459......Page 405 460_485......Page 475 486_511......Page 501 512_530......Page 527