Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction
by Gareth Thomas
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Author: Gareth ThomasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-12
ISBN: 0470025980
Number of pages: 646
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
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Book Review: Sparse Amount of Real Information--A Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
This textbook by Thomas is a very big disappointment to me. I am still trying to see how so little useful information can be spread over a vast 620 pages. The subtitle "An introduction" is one thing, but for the author to spend so much time discussing background without giving precise information about how the molecules act as drugs is unfortunate. In so many areas, it is just a waste of the students' time. It has poor illustrations too. The book is inexpensive, but I would rather pay more for a book that I could actually learn some interesting information about. If you wish to learn medicinal chemistry, you need a better book than this. This book give almost no insight in the strategies that a medicinal chemist actually uses to design drugs. Fortunately, there are some very good books out there today. My three favorite MedChem books are those written by: Patrick, Silverman, and Sneader....in that order. Nogrady is also a good book but it suffers from the opposite extreme that this book by Thomas does (it has too many specifics and not enough background).
Summary of Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction
Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this evolving and multidisciplinary area of research. Building on the success of the First Edition, this edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field.Written in an accessible style, Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition carefully explains fundamental principles, assuming little in the way of prior knowledge. The book focuses on the chemical principles used for drug discovery and design covering physiology and biology where relevant. It opens with a broad overview of the subject with subsequent chapters examining topics in greater depth.
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"It contains a wealth of information in a compact form" ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, INTERNATIONAL EDITION
"Medicinal Chemistry is certainly a text I would chose to teach from for undergraduates. It fills a unique niche in the market place." PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL REVIEWS
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