Chemical Optimization of Anthelmintic Compounds - A Case Study

Antiparasitic and Antibacterial Drug Discovery: From Molecular Targets to Drug Candidates

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 357-371

  Meyer, Thorsten ^a   Schröder, Jörg ^a   Uphoff, Manfred ^a   Noack, Sandra ^a   Heckeroth, Anja R ^a   Gassel, Michael ^a   Rohrwild, Petra ^a   Ilg, Thomas ^a  

^a Intervet Innovation GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; ClogP; Lead optimization; Lipophilicity; Mitochondrial respiratory chain; Physicochemical properties; Polar surface area

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884106214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527626816.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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