Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is biochemical pharmacology? What is it? pharmacology, but with a focus on how drugs work, not on whether we should take them before or after…
Pharmacology of Nitric Oxide
Chapter 8 Pharmacology of nitric oxide 8.1 Physiological significance of nitric oxide (NO) Powerful vasodilator—NO-releasing drugs are used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease Inflammatory mediator—inhibition of NO synthesis of…
Drug Discovery
Chapter 15 Drug discovery 15.1 Stages of drug discovery Target molecule – selection – validation Candidate compounds – acquisition – screening Notes: Biochemical and physiological research suggests macromolecules that might…
Ribonucleic Acids as Drugs and Drug Targets
Chapter 13 Ribonucleic acids as drugs and drug targets 13.1 Introduction As we have seen in the preceding chapters, most drugs target proteins, but some drugs act on ribonucleic acids…
