The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines /
Stockwell, Brent R.,
The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell. - New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011. - xviii, 265 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug combinations -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- From protein-protein interactions to personalized medicines -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next-generation drugs.
0231152124 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0231525524 (ebook) 9780231152129 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780231525527 (ebook)
2010053573
101549996 DNLM
Drug development.
Drugs--Design.
Proteins--Metabolism.
The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell. - New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011. - xviii, 265 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug combinations -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- From protein-protein interactions to personalized medicines -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next-generation drugs.
0231152124 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0231525524 (ebook) 9780231152129 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780231525527 (ebook)
2010053573
101549996 DNLM
Drug development.
Drugs--Design.
Proteins--Metabolism.