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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Polyamine drug discovery [Texte électronique] / Patrick Woster, Robert Casero (editors)
Publication : [Cambridge] : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2011], cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (xii, 289 p.)
Collection : RSC drug discovery ; 17
Note(s) : Polyamines are ubiquitous molecules that are involved in a number of important cellular
processes. Aberrations in their function or metabolism play a role in diseases such
as cancer and parasitic infection. A number of validated drug targets have been identified,
including enzymes in the polyamine biosynthetic and catabolic pathways and the S-adenosylmethionine
synthetic and salvage pathways. Polyamine Drug Discovery is the first comprehensive
volume to cover all aspects of the design and development of potential therapeutics
targeting polyamine metabolism. The book details research progress from 1975 to the
present date and discusses the design and use of polyamine metabolism inhibitors as
therapeutic agents. Various polyamine-containing drugs are described that can be used
in chemotherapy, and as treatments for infections including trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis
and malaria. Finally, the roles of polyamine analogues in chemoprevention, polyamine-containing
vectors for gene delivery, and the design of polyamine-based epigenetic modulators
are detailed. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of polyamine drug discovery
and all are written by medicinal and biological chemists with particular expertise
in developing agents that modulate polyamine metabolism or function. The book will
increase the visibility of polyamine drug discovery among pharmaceutical researchers
and provide a valuable reference for everyone working in the field
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Woster, Patrick. Fonction indéterminée
Casero, Robert Anthony. Fonction indéterminée
Royal society of chemistry (GB). Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Médicaments -- Mise au point
Polyamines -- Emploi en thérapeutique
Indice(s) Dewey :
615.19 (23e éd.) = Chimie pharmaceutique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781849733090
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446720589
Notice n° :
FRBNF44672058
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)