This is an intermediate level course of medicinal chemistry. It is a continuation to Medicinal Chemistry I. The course will highlight on the vital role of medicinal chemist in drug development. The course will introduce various classes of therapeutic agents including the anticancer drug, drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system and other classes with emphasis on their structural features. For each drug class, the discussion will focus on how structural changes affect physicochemical properties and pharmacologic activity of these drugs.
