Integrated Strategies for Drug Discovery Using Mass Spectrometry

New strategies and techniques for today's fast-paced discovery process

Today, the pressure is on for high-throughput approaches to accelerate the generation, identification, and optimization of molecules with desirable drug properties. As traditional methods of analysis become antiquated, new analytical strategies and techniques are necessary to meet sample throughput requirements and manpower constraints. Among them, mass spectrometry has grown to be a front-line tool throughout drug discovery.

Integrated Strategies for Drug Discovery Using Mass Spectrometry provides a thorough review of current analytical approaches, industry practices, and strategies in drug discovery. The topics represent current industry benchmarks in specific drug discovery activities that deal with proteomics, biomarker discovery, metabonomic approaches for toxicity screening, lead identification, compound libraries, quantitative bioanalytical support, biotransformation, reactive metabolite characterization, lead optimization, pharmaceutical property profiling, sample preparation strategies, and automation.

THIS BOOK:

* Clearly explains how drug discovery and mass spectrometry are interconnected

* Discusses the uses and limitations of various types of mass spectrometry in various aspects of drug discovery

* Prominently features analytical applications that require trace-mixture analysis

* Provides industry applications and real-world examples

* Shares historical background information on various techniques to aid in the understanding of how and why new methods are now being employed to analyze samples.

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Mass Spectrometry: A Textbook

This book is tailored for students and professionals as well as novices from other fields to mass spectrometry, an indispensable tool in chemistry and life sciences. It will guide them from the basics to the successful application of mass spectrometry in their daily research. Starting from the very principles of gas-phase ion chemistry and isotopic properties, it leads through the design of mass analyzers and ionization methods in use to mass spectral interpretation and coupling techniques. Step by step the readers will learn how mass spectrometry works and what it can do as a powerful tool in their hands. The book comprises a balanced mixture of practice-oriented information and theoretical background. The clear layout, a wealth of high-quality figures and a database of exercises and solutions, accessible via the publisher?s web site, support teaching and learning.

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Protein Mass Spectrometry, Volume 52

This book is designed to be a central text for young graduate students interested in mass spectrometry as it relates to study of protein structure and function as well as proteomics.
It is a definite must have work for:
- libraries at academic institutions with Master and Graduate programs in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Proteomics;
- individual laboratories with interests covering these areas; and
- libraries and individual laboratories in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

. serves as an essential reference to those working in the field
. incorporates the contributions of prominent experts
. features comprehensive coverage and a logical structure

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Inorganic Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals and Applications (Practical Spectroscopy, 23)

Providing a theoretical background for inorganic mass spectrometry, this text describes classical applications of four modern mass spectrometers - magnetic sector, quadrupole, time-of-flight, and ion trap - and illustrates how they have impacted elemental and isotopic analysis. The book features examples that concentrate on routine and non-routine applications of inorganic analysis techniques.

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Mass Spectrometry and Genomic Analysis

The human genome project is set to revolutionise health care and medicine in the near future. The genetic make up of each individual gives clues as to the genetic factors that predispose one to a particular genetic disease. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), single base changes in the nucleotide DNA sequence of individuals, are thought to be the main cause of genetic variation. By comparing patterns of SNP allele frequencies between disease affected and control populations, disease associated SNPs can be identified and potential disease gene(s) located. These types of study necessitate genotyping of thousands of SNPs which requires the use of powerful, high throughput, systems of analysis. Mass spectrometry is fast becoming the preferred technology for this type of high throughput analysis.

This book contains a collection of descriptions of some of the most outstanding advances in the field of mass spectrometry from which, I hope, the reader will be able to learn both the principles and the most up to date methods for its use in genomic analysis. It covers the general principles of the technologies and more in depth detailed descriptions for more academic reading and information.

Audience: Whether you are a student, a post-doctoral researcher or experienced MS user, this book will be a stimulating addition to the analytical arena of mass spectrometry and genomic analysis.

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