Peptide chemistry and drug design /

• Other Authors: Dunn, Ben M. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015.
• Subjects: Drugs > Design.; Peptide drugs.; Peptides > Synthesis.; Peptides > chemistry.; Drug Design.; Pharmaceutical Preparations.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Electronic books.

"This book details many of the problems and successes of peptides as potential drugs"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Peptide therapeutics
• Methods for the peptide synthesis and analysis
• Peptide design strategies for g-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
• Peptide-based inhibitors of enzymes
• Discovery of peptide drugs as enzyme inhibitors and activators
• Discovery of peptide drugs from natural sources
• Modification of peptides to limit metabolism
• Delivery of peptide drugs.