Drug Design

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes

Chapter 1. The Design of Artificial Blood Substitutes

I. Introduction

II. Constituents

III. Formulation of Artificial Blood Substitutes

IV. Preparation of Perfluorochemical-Type Artificial Blood Substitutes

V. Testing Procedures

VI. Biological Considerations

VII. Potential and Summary

References

Chapter 2. Insect Pheromones as a Basis for the Development of More Effective Selective Pest Control Agents

I. Introduction

II. Terminology

III. Identification of Pheromones

IV. Sex Pheromones of Lepidoptera

V. Pheromones and Food Attractants of Termites

VI. Ant Trail Pheromones and Related Semiochemicals

VII. Application of Pheromones and Their Analogs in Pest Control

VIII. Prospects for Designing New Compounds with Pheromonal Activities (Parapheromones)

References

Chapter 3. The Design of Auxin-Type Herbicides

I. Introduction

II. Natural Plant Growth Regulators

III. Synthetic Growth Regulators Related to Indole-3-Acetic Acid

IV. Other Synthetic Auxins

References

Chapter 4. Development and Application of New Steric Substituent Parameters in Drug Design

I. Introduction

II. Development of the New Steric Parameters

III. Use of the New Steric Parameters

IV. Scope and Limitations

References

Chapter 5. Computer Technology in Drug Design

I. Introduction

II. Computer Intelligence Applied to Drug Design

III. Conclusion

Appendix

References

Index