Pharmaceutical Enzymes (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences)

This well-integrated, one-of-a-kind resource offers comprehensive, interdisciplinary analyses of the entire pharmaceutical enzyme field-from molecular biology to clinical pharmacology.
Highlights practical, previously unpublished information, immediately useful in industry and academic institutions!
Emphasizing pharmacology and clinical impact, Pharmaceutical Enzymes

discusses robust methods of measurement and evaluation

reviews current knowledge on the bioavailability of pharmaceutical enzymes

presents different chemical approaches to tailoring enzymes for the improvement of therapeutic effectiveness

provides a step-by-step approach to molecular modeling

describes recently introduced pharmaceutical products, including glucocerebrosidase for the treatment of Gaucher's disease and deoxyribonuclease for cystic fibrosis

furnishes unique laboratory guidelines for the testing and quality control of pharmaceutical enzymes

and more!
With over 1200 bibliographic citations, figures, and tables, Pharmaceutical Enzymes is an indispensable, day-to-day reference for pharmacologists, enzymologists, microbiologists, organic and medicinal chemists and biochemists, biophysicists, biotechnologists, molecular and membrane biologists, immunologists, physiologists, pharmaceutical development managers, regulatory affairs personnel, and graduate-level students in these disciplines.