Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Molecular targets
  • 1. Cellular assays in drug discovery
  • 2. Gene knockout models
  • 3. Reporter gene assay system for the investigation of G-protein-coupled receptors
  • 4. From the human genome to new drugs: the potential of orphan G-protein-coupled receptors
  • Part II. Synthesis
  • 5. Stereoselective synthesis with the help of recombinant enzymes
  • 6. Nucleic acid drugs
  • Part III. Analysis
  • 7. Recent trends in enantioseperation of chiral drugs
  • 8. Affinity chromatography
  • 9. Nucleic magnetic resonance-based drug discovery
  • 10. C-and N-Isotopic labeling of proteins
  • 11. Application of antibody fragments as crystallization enhancers
  • Part IV. Kinetics, metabolism and toxicology
  • 12. Pharmacogenetics: the effect of inherited genetic variation on drug disposition and drug response
  • 13. Pharmacogenemics of biovailability and elimination
  • 14. Toxicogenomics: integration of new molecular biological tools in toxicology
  • Index