Elsevier Green Approaches in Medicinal Chemistry for Sustainable Drug Design (Advances in Green and Sustainable Chemistry)

Extensive experimentation and high failure rates are a well-recognised downside to the drug discovery process, with the resultant high levels of inefficiency and waste producing a negative environmental impact. Sustainable and Green Approaches in Medicinal Chemistry reveals how medicinal and green chemistry can work together to directly address this issue. After providing essential context to the growth of green chemistry in relation to drug discovery in Part 1, the book goes on to identify a broad range of practical methods and synthesis techniques in Part 2. Part 3 reveals how medicinal chemistry techniques can be used to improve efficiency, mitigate failure and increase the environmental benignity of the entire drug discovery process, whilst Parts 4 and 5 discuss natural products and microwave-induced chemistry. Finally, the role of computers in drug discovery is explored in Part 6. Review A guide to understanding and implementing effective green medicinal chemistry for improved sustainability in the drug discovery process From the Back Cover <p>Extensive experimentation and high failure rates are a well-recognised downside to the drug discovery process, with the resultant high levels of inefficiency and waste producing a negative environmental impact. <i>Sustainable and Green Approaches in Medicinal Chemistry</i> reveals how medicinal and green chemistry can work together to directly address this issue. </p> <p>After providing essential context to the growth of green chemistry in relation to drug discovery in Part 1, the book goes on to identify a broad range of practical methods and synthesis techniques in Part 2. Part 3 reveals how medicinal chemistry techniques can be used to improve efficiency, mitigate failure and increase the environmental benignity of the entire drug discovery process, whilst Parts 4 and 5 discuss natural products and microwave-induced chemistry. Finally, the role of computers in drug discovery is explored in Part 6. </p> About the Author Bimal Krishna Banik is Professor and Senior Researcher in the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since completing his postdoctoral research at Case Western Reserve University (USA) and Stevens Institute of Technology (USA), Professor Banik has held positions as Tenured Full Professor in Chemistry and First President’s Endowed Professor in Science & Engineering at the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, and as Vice President of Research & Education Development of Community Health Systems of South Texas. Professor Banik has more than 400 peer-reviewed publications to his name, has secured over $7 million in grants, and has won multiple awards for his research, teaching, mentoring, advising, and public service. He has presided over numerous research sessions at top conferences in the field, including one at the Nobel Prize celebration in Germany. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of 14 international journals.