The impact of microwave synthesis on drug discovery

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-63

  Kappe, C Oliver ^a   Dallinger, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE B BETA; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; QUINOXALINE; DRUG;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION CONDUCTANCE; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUZUKI REACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SYNTHESIS;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG DESIGN; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 33644853780     PISSN: 14741776     EISSN: 14741784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrd1926     Document Type: Review

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