Antibacterial Agents

by | Jun 26, 2012

  This book offers an essential guide to this important class of chemotherapeutic drugs. Chapters organize compounds according to their target, helping the reader understand these drugs’ mechanism and how resistance can arise. The book uses an integrated lab-to-clinic approach covering drug discovery, source or synthesis, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, clinical aspects, prodrugs, […]
  This book offers an essential guide to this important class of chemotherapeutic drugs. Chapters organize compounds according to their target, helping the reader understand these drugs’ mechanism and how resistance can arise. The book uses an integrated lab-to-clinic approach covering drug discovery, source or synthesis, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, clinical aspects, prodrugs, and future improvements. Agents covered include quinolones, rifamycins, sulphonamides, trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, macrolides, tetracyclines, b-lactams, D-cycloserine, vancomycin, and isoniazid. This guide belongs on the bookshelves of students of pharmacy, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry. [378 Pages, Hardcover]

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