Main description:

Progress in Medicinal Chemistry provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal chemistry. This volume includes chapters covering recent advances in cancer therapeutics, fluorine in medicinal chemistry, a perspective on the next generation of antibacterial agents derived by manipulation of natural products, a new era for Chagas Disease drug discovery? and imaging in drug development.

Contents:

1. Recent Advances in Cancer Therapeutics Nicola Chessum, Keith Jones, Elisa Pasqua and Michael Tucker 2. Fluorine in Medicinal Chemistry Steven Swallow 3. A Perspective on the Next Generation of Antibacterial Agents Derived by Manipulation of Natural Products Pamela Brown and Michael J. Dawson 4. A New Era for Chagas Disease Drug Discovery? Martine Keenan and Jason H. Chaplin 5. Imaging in Drug Development James Nairne, Peter B. Iveson and Andreas Meijer