The subjects chosen are at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry and biology and should appeal to practitioners of all threee disciplines...Notwithstanding these few problems I like this little book. I think it fills a niche market in what is undoubtedly a growing field of drug research, and I intend to make use of it in my medicinal chemistry modules./D.Cairns/Chemistry in Britain.
`I like this little book. I think it fills a niche market in what is undoubtedly a growing field of drug research, and I intend to make use of it in my medicinal chemistry modules.' D Cairns, Chemistry in Britain, June 1999,
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Advances in the understanding of the genetic make-up of viruses and the precise function of their proteins has led in recent years to the emergence of antiviral chemotherapy as one of the fastest growing scientific and commercial areas of drug therapy. This introduction to the field covers the discovery of nucleosides to combat herpes virus infections; advances in the understanding of HIV in particular, and of viruses in general; progress in the treatment of viral respiratory ailments; and the many viral agents responsible for hepatitis.
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