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 pain

Cytochrome c – cardiolipin interactions in cells

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (CD26) functions and inhibition

Peptides regulating angiogenesis

Application of melanotropin ligands for the treatment of obesity and related disorders

Targeted drugs in the field of nanomedicine