Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry: Volume 9

Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry is an Ebook series devoted to reviews on research topics relevant to medicinal chemistry and allied disciplines. Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry covers developments in rational drug design, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, compound diversity measurements, drug absorption, drug distribution, metabolism, new and emerging drug targets, natural products, pharmacogenomics, chemoinformatics, and structure-activity relationships.This Ebook series is essential for any medicinal chemist who wishes to be updated on the latest and the most important advances in the field.This volume features reviews on the following topics:Purinergic receptors and painCytochrome c – cardiolipin interactions in cellsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 (CD26) functions and inhibitionPeptides regulating angiogenesisApplication of melanotropin ligands for the treatment of obesity and related disordersTargeted drugs in the field of nanomedicine