Steroid dimers : chemistry and applications in drug design and delivery /

• Main Author: Nahar, Lutfun, Ph. D.
• Other Authors: Sarker, Satyajit D.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: Steroids.; Dimers.; Drug delivery systems.; Drugs > Design.; Steroids > chemistry.; Dimerization.; Drug Delivery Systems.; Drug Design.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.; Electronic books.

Steroid dimers are an important group of compounds produced by various marine organisms, and also synthesized in the laboratories. This group of compounds possesses various pharmacological and biological properties, and can also be used to create€ & ldquo;molecular umbrellas & rdquo; for dru...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Synthesis of acyclic steroid dimers
• Synthesis of cyclic steroid dimers
• Naturally occurring steroid dimers
• Synthesis of cephalostatin and ritterazine analogues
• Applications of steroid dimers.