Chemical biology : approaches to drug discovery and development to targeting disease / edited by Natanya Civjan. [electronic resource] Civjan, Natanya, editor. Biochemistry. Drug Discovery. Drug Delivery Systems. QP514.2 572 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on February 24, 2015). "Based on the award-winning Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology published in 2008, this book explores the role of chemical biology in drug discovery and development. The first part of the book reviews key principles and techniques used in the design and evaluation of drug candidates. The second part elucidates biological mechanisms of certain diseases, illuminating approaches to investigate and target these diseases. Comprising carefully selected reprints from the Encyclopedia as well as new contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book provides researchers in academia and industry with important information to aid in the development of novel agents to treat disease"--Provided by publisher. 2012 Text 1 online resource (525 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118435762 eng Chemical biology. Chemical biology.