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Medical Chemistry |
| Catalog Number: |
412029Y |
Hours/Credits: |
40/2 |
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The course is designed for medical chemists who have organic chemistry background. |
| Course Description: |
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This course was designed as a fundamental of new drug development for doctoral students and graduate student who major in medical chemistry. |
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This course will introduce the mechanism of action, metabolism, synthesis and fundamental of structure-activity relationship of typical drugs in six major therapeutic areas and to introduce the principle and method of lead compound discovery and drug design.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Therapeutic Areas I: Infectious diseases and Cancer
Antineoplastic agents
Antiviral agents
Antimicrobial quinolones, antimicrobial sulfonamides and antimicrobial synerists
Antibiotics
Chapter 3 Therapeutic Areas II: central Nervous System Diseases and Pain
Sedative-hypnotics and antiepileptics
Psychotherapeutic drugs
Opioid analgesics
Chapter 4 Therapeutic Areas III: Peripheral Nervous system disease and Anesthesia
Drugs affecting cholinergic neurotransmission
Chapter 5 Therapeutic Areas IV: Disease of Cardiovascular System
Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system
Diuretics
Chapter 6 Therapeutic Areas V: Gastrointestinal System Disease
Antiulcer drugs
Chapter 7 Therapeutic Areas VI: Endocrine System Diseases
Anti-allergic drugs |
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