Microwave and continuous flow technologies in drug discovery

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1107-1128

  Sadler, Sara ^a   Moeller, Alexander R ^a   Jones, Graham B ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous flow; Drug discovery; Green chemistry; Heating technology; Library synthesis; Microreactor; Microwave irradiation; Radiopharmaceuticals; Solid support

Indexed keywords

ISTRADEFYLLINE; N SUCCINIMIDYL 4 FLUOROBENZOATE F 18; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NIFROLIDINE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; RP 1005; SILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEAT; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SOLID; TECHNOLOGY;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; DRUG DISCOVERY; HEATING; MICROWAVES;

EID: 84870233134     PISSN: 17460441     EISSN: 1746045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2012.727393     Document Type: Review

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