Structure and activity: Relationship between chemical structure and biological activity (SAR). Receptor Site Theory. Approaches to drug design. Antibiotics and antibacterials: (i) Introduction (ii) Antibiotic β-Lactam type - Penicillins, Cephalosporins (iii) Antitubercular – Streptomycin (iv) Broad spectrum antibiotics – Tetracyclines (v) Anticancer - Dactinomycin (Actinomycin D) (vi) Antifungal – polyenes (vii) Antibacterial – Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin (viii) Antiviral – Acyclovir; Antimalarials : Chemotherapy of malaria. SAR. Chloroquine, Chloroguanide and Mefloquine; Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Diclofenac Sodium, Ibuprofen and Netopam; Antihistaminic and antiasthmatic agents: Terfenadine, Cinnarizine, Salbutamol and Beclomethasone dipropionate. |
Text/ Reference Books:
- Burger and Wolff M. E. Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, John Wile.
- Pandeya S. S. & Dimmock J. R. Introduction to Drug Design, New Age International.
- Graham & Patrick. Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, OUP.
- Goodman & Gilman. Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, McGraw-Hill.
- Lednicer D. Strategies for Organic Drug Synthesis and Design, John Wiley.
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