TY - BOOK AU - Nahar,Lutfun AU - Sarker,Satyajit D. TI - Steroid dimers: chemistry and applications in drug design and delivery SN - 9781119972846 AV - QD415 .N34 2012 U1 - 572/.579 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, UK PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Steroids KW - Dimers KW - Drug delivery systems KW - Drugs KW - Design KW - chemistry KW - Dimerization KW - Drug Delivery Systems KW - Drug Design KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - Biochemistry KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Synthesis of acyclic steroid dimers -- Synthesis of cyclic steroid dimers -- Naturally occurring steroid dimers -- Synthesis of cephalostatin and ritterazine analogues -- Applications of steroid dimers; ls N2 - Steroid dimers are an important group of compounds produced by various marine organisms, and also synthesized in the laboratories. This group of compounds possesses various pharmacological and biological properties, and can also be used to create€ & ldquo;molecular umbrellas & rdquo; for drug delivery. Steroid Dimers: Chemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery provides an up-to-date overview on the chemistry and applications of steroid dimers of natural and synthetic origins. The book includes easy-to-follow synthetic protocols for various classes of important dimeric steroids UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119970934 ER -