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The Organic Chemistry of Drugs
Web Destinations
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- Combinatorial Chemistry Glossary
A glossary of terms used in combinatorial chemistry, put together by IUPAC.
- QSAR
Several well-described case studies in quantitative structure-activity relationships.
- Clavulanic Acid
Clavulanic acid, a beta-lactamase inhibitor, made the molecule of the day Web site. Great overview of mode of action, use in conjunction with amoxicillin, and general properties.
- Drug Discovery
A description of the process that a compound goes through from initial discovery of bioactivity, through lead optimization, clinical trials, and final approval as a drug.
General Links
- Periodic Table
This link provides access to a very nice electronic periodic table.
- Model Kit
This site has a Web-based model kit. You can get ball-and-stick/space-filling from input (need VRML viewer).
- Virtual Modeling
This site has a virtual modeling set (Chime or Rasmol required).
- Organic Practice
This site has multiple-choice questions on organic chemistry.
- Flashcards
This site has Web-based flashcards.
- Roadmap
A reaction roadmap shows interconversions of functional groups, etc.
- Reaction Index
This site has an index of named reactions.
- Synthesis Tutorial
This site offers a nice tutorial on organic synthesis.
- Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Detailed information on virtually all types of organic reactions.
- MSDS Sheets
Here is an excellent searchable database of MSDS sheets—good companion to an organic lab course.
Software Links
- Adobe
This site has Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files.
- Chime
This site has MDL’s plug-in for viewing 3-D models. Free registration required for downloading. See their site for supported browsers.
- Macromedia
This site offers the Shockwave and Flash Player plug-ins.
- QuickTime
This site contains the QuickTime plug-in for viewing movies.
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