"This book examines how the use of computers for discovering and designing new drugs is becoming a central topic in modern molecular biology and medicinal chemistry. It also identifies promising compounds that might represent future solutions in critical areas of human health"--Provided by publisher.

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Book Series
• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Chapter 1: Drug Discovery
• Chapter 2: Chemical Structure Databases in Drug Discovery
• Chapter 3: Lead Optimization in the Drug Discovery Process
• Chapter 4: QSAR and Lead Optimization
• Chapter 5: Virtual Screening and Its Applications in Drug Discovery Process
• Chapter 6: Computational Investigation of Versatile Activity of Piperine
• Chapter 7: Target Identification of HDAC8 Isoform for the Treatment of Cancer
• Chapter 8: Molecular Modelling Studies of Novel COX-2 Inhibitors
• Chapter 9: Construction and Analysis of Protein-Protein Interaction Network
• Chapter 10: Quality by Design in Pharmaceutical Formulation
• Chapter 11: The Next Generation Sequencing Techniques and Application in Drug Discovery and Development
• Chapter 12: Semantic Technologies for Medical Knowledge Representation
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index