The discipline of medicinal chemistry is devoted to the

discovery and development of new agents for treating dis-
eases. Most of this activity is directed to new natural or

synthetic organic compounds. Paralleling the development
of medicinal agents has come a better understanding of the

chemistry of the receptor. The latter has been greatly facil-
itated by low-cost computers running software that calcu-
lates molecular properties and structure and pictures it

using high-resolution graphics. Development of organic

compounds has grown beyond traditional synthetic meth-
ods. It now includes the exciting field of biotechnology

using the cell’s biochemistry to synthesize new com-
pounds.

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• Wilson and Gisvold’s Textbook of ORGANIC MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY