Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry [electronic resource] : For Students of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry / Katja A. Strohfeldt.

Includes index.

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Medicinal inorganic chemistry; 1.2 Basic inorganic principles; 1.3 Exercises; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Alkali Metals; 2.1 Alkali metal ions; 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages using lithium-based drugs; 2.3 Sodium: an essential ion in the human body; 2.4 Potassium and its clinical application; 2.5 Exercises; 2.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Alkaline Earth Metals; 3.1 Earth alkaline metal ions; 3.2 Beryllium and chronic beryllium disease. 3.3 Magnesium: competition to lithium?3.4 Calcium: the key to many human functions; 3.5 Barium: rat poison or radio-contrast agent?; 3.6 Exercises; 3.7 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4: The Boron Group -- Group 13; 4.1 General chemistry of group 13 elements; 4.2 Boron; 4.3 Aluminium; 4.4 Gallium; 4.5 Exercises; 4.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: The Carbon Group; 5.1 General chemistry of group 14 elements; 5.2 Silicon-based drugs versus carbon-based analogues. 5.3 Organogermanium compounds: balancing act between an anticancer drug and a herbal supplement5.4 Exercises; 5.5 Cases studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Group 15 Elements; 6.1 Chemistry of group 15 elements; 6.2 Phosphorus; 6.3 Arsenic; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Transition Metals and d-Block Metal Chemistry; 7.1 What are d-block metals?; 7.2 Group 10: platinum anticancer agents; 7.3 Iron and ruthenium; 7.4 The coinage metals; 7.5 Group 12 elements: zinc and its role in biological systems; 7.6 Exercises; 7.7 Case studies. Chapter 10: Radioactive Compounds and Their Clinical Application10.1 What is radioactivity?; 10.2 Radiopharmacy: dispensing and protection; 10.3 Therapeutic use of radiopharmaceuticals; 10.4 Radiopharmaceuticals for imaging; 10.5 Exercises; 10.6 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Chapter 11: Chelation Therapy; 11.1 What is heavy-metal poisoning?; 11.2 What is chelation?; 11.3 Chelation therapy; 11.4 Exercises; 11.5 Case studies; References; Further Reading; Index; End User License Agreement.

A comprehensive introduction to inorganic chemistry and, specifically, the science of metal-based drugs, Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry describes the basics of inorganic chemistry, including organometallic chemistry and radiochemistry, from a pharmaceutical perspective. Written for students of pharmacy and pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, medicinal chemistry and other health-care related subjects, this accessible text introduces chemical principles with relevant pharmaceutical examples rather than as stand-alone concepts, allowing students to see the relevance of this subject.