Front cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Background for Nonchemists; Chapter 3. Background for Chemists; Chapter 4. Oxidation Pathways and the Enzymes That Mediate Them; Chapter 5. Reductive Pathways; Chapter 6. Hydrolytic Pathways; Chapter 7. Conjugation Pathways; Chapter 8. Reactive Metabolites; Index; Back cover
Summary
To understand drug metabolism at its most fundamental level, pharmaceutical scientists must be able to analyze drug compound structure and predict possible metabolic pathways in order to avoid the risk of adverse reactions. This title is a guide for recognizing the chemical underpinnings of drug metabolism
