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Essentials of inorganic chemistry : for students of pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and medicinal chemistry / Dr Katja Strohfeldt-Venables.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118695357 (ePub)
  • 1118695356 (ePub)
  • 9781118695388 (Adobe PDF)
  • 1118695380 (Adobe PDF)
  • 9781118695425
  • 1118695429
  • 9781322572307
  • 1322572305
  • 0470665580 (pbk.)
  • 9780470665589 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Essentials of inorganic chemistryDDC classification:
  • 546 23
LOC classification:
  • QD151.3
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Contents:
Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Medicinal inorganic chemistry; 1.2 Basic inorganic principles; 1.3 Exercises; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Alkali Metals; 2.1 Alkali metal ions; 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages using lithium-based drugs; 2.3 Sodium: an essential ion in the human body; 2.4 Potassium and its clinical application; 2.5 Exercises; 2.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Alkaline Earth Metals; 3.1 Earth alkaline metal ions; 3.2 Beryllium and chronic beryllium disease
3.3 Magnesium: competition to lithium?3.4 Calcium: the key to many human functions; 3.5 Barium: rat poison or radio-contrast agent?; 3.6 Exercises; 3.7 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4: The Boron Group -- Group 13; 4.1 General chemistry of group 13 elements; 4.2 Boron; 4.3 Aluminium; 4.4 Gallium; 4.5 Exercises; 4.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: The Carbon Group; 5.1 General chemistry of group 14 elements; 5.2 Silicon-based drugs versus carbon-based analogues
5.3 Organogermanium compounds: balancing act between an anticancer drug and a herbal supplement5.4 Exercises; 5.5 Cases studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Group 15 Elements; 6.1 Chemistry of group 15 elements; 6.2 Phosphorus; 6.3 Arsenic; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Transition Metals and d-Block Metal Chemistry; 7.1 What are d-block metals?; 7.2 Group 10: platinum anticancer agents; 7.3 Iron and ruthenium; 7.4 The coinage metals; 7.5 Group 12 elements: zinc and its role in biological systems; 7.6 Exercises; 7.7 Case studies
Chapter 10: Radioactive Compounds and Their Clinical Application10.1 What is radioactivity?; 10.2 Radiopharmacy: dispensing and protection; 10.3 Therapeutic use of radiopharmaceuticals; 10.4 Radiopharmaceuticals for imaging; 10.5 Exercises; 10.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 11: Chelation Therapy; 11.1 What is heavy-metal poisoning?; 11.2 What is chelation?; 11.3 Chelation therapy; 11.4 Exercises; 11.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Index; End User License Agreement
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Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Medicinal inorganic chemistry; 1.2 Basic inorganic principles; 1.3 Exercises; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Alkali Metals; 2.1 Alkali metal ions; 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages using lithium-based drugs; 2.3 Sodium: an essential ion in the human body; 2.4 Potassium and its clinical application; 2.5 Exercises; 2.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Alkaline Earth Metals; 3.1 Earth alkaline metal ions; 3.2 Beryllium and chronic beryllium disease

3.3 Magnesium: competition to lithium?3.4 Calcium: the key to many human functions; 3.5 Barium: rat poison or radio-contrast agent?; 3.6 Exercises; 3.7 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4: The Boron Group -- Group 13; 4.1 General chemistry of group 13 elements; 4.2 Boron; 4.3 Aluminium; 4.4 Gallium; 4.5 Exercises; 4.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: The Carbon Group; 5.1 General chemistry of group 14 elements; 5.2 Silicon-based drugs versus carbon-based analogues

5.3 Organogermanium compounds: balancing act between an anticancer drug and a herbal supplement5.4 Exercises; 5.5 Cases studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Group 15 Elements; 6.1 Chemistry of group 15 elements; 6.2 Phosphorus; 6.3 Arsenic; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Transition Metals and d-Block Metal Chemistry; 7.1 What are d-block metals?; 7.2 Group 10: platinum anticancer agents; 7.3 Iron and ruthenium; 7.4 The coinage metals; 7.5 Group 12 elements: zinc and its role in biological systems; 7.6 Exercises; 7.7 Case studies

Chapter 10: Radioactive Compounds and Their Clinical Application10.1 What is radioactivity?; 10.2 Radiopharmacy: dispensing and protection; 10.3 Therapeutic use of radiopharmaceuticals; 10.4 Radiopharmaceuticals for imaging; 10.5 Exercises; 10.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 11: Chelation Therapy; 11.1 What is heavy-metal poisoning?; 11.2 What is chelation?; 11.3 Chelation therapy; 11.4 Exercises; 11.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Index; End User License Agreement