New Antibiotic Targets
- ISBN-10
- 1588299155
- ISBN-13
- 9781588299154
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-01-15
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- W. Scott Champney
Description
This book examines specific techniques which can be used to explore new drug targets and the effectiveness of new antibiotics. By testing new antimicrobial agents and modified existing drugs, the most vulnerable cell processes, such as cell wall and membrane synthesis, DNA replication, RNA transcription and protein synthesis, can be better exploited. This in-depth volume, however, delves even deeper by identifying additional novel cellular targets for these new therapies. The book will provide laboratory investigators with the vital tools they need to test the antimicrobial potential of products and to curb the rise of so many infectious diseases.
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