内容简介
Theextraordinarypotentialoffluorine–containingmoleculesinmedicinalchemistryandchemicalbiologyhasbeenrecognizedbyresearchersoutsideofthetraditionalfluorinechemistryfield,andthusanewwaveoffluorinechemistryisrapidlyexpandingitsbiomedicalfrontiers.Withseveralofthebestsellingdrugsintheworldcruciallycontainingfluorineatoms,theincorporationoffluorinetodrugleadshasbecomeanessentialpracticeinbiomedicalresearch,especiallyfordrugdesignanddiscoveryaswellasdevelopment.Focusingontheuniqueandsignificantrolesthatfluorineplaysinmedicinalchemistryandchemicalbiology,thisbookreviewsrecentadvancesandfutureprospectsinthisrapidlydevelopingfield.Topicscoveredinclude:Discoveryanddevelopmentoffluorinecontainingdrugsanddrugcandidates.Newandefficientsyntheticmethodsformedicinalchemistryandtheoptimisationoffluorine–containingdrugcandidates.Structuralandchemicalbiologyoffluorinatedaminoacidsandpeptides.Fluorinelabelsasprobesinmetabolicstudy,proteinengineeringandclinicaldiagnosis.Applicationsof19FNMRspectroscopyinbiomedicalresearch.Anappendixpresentsaninvaluableindexofallfluorine–containingdrugsthathavebeenapprovedbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministration,includinginformationonstructureandpharmaceuticalaction.FluorineinMedicinalChemistryandChemicalBiologywillserveasanexcellentreferencesourceforgraduatestudentsaswellasacademicandindustrialresearcherswhowanttotakeadvantageoffluorineinbiomedicalresearch.
作者简介
ProfessorIwaoOjimaisDistinguishedProfessorintheDepartmentofChemistry,andDirectoroftheInstituteofChemicalBiology&DrugDiscovery,attheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook.Hehaspublishedover340papersandreviews,morethan140patentsandpatentapplications,andedited5books,includingBiomedicalFrontiersofFluorineChemistry,publishedintheACSSymposiumSeriesin1996.