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The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

By: Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2011.Description: xviii, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780231152129 (cloth : acidfree paper)
  • 9780231525527 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615/.19 22
LOC classification:
  • RM301.25 .S76 2011
NLM classification:
  • QV 744
Contents:
The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug cocktails -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- Blocking protein-protein interactions -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next generation drugs.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and index.

The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug cocktails -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- Blocking protein-protein interactions -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next generation drugs.

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