Download or read book A Guide to the Chemical Basis of Drug Design written by Alfred Burger and published by . This book was released on 1983-09-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by a leading author in the field of medicinal chemistry deals with the chemical structure of biologically active compounds. Presents a unique historical overview of drug discovery and design using the historical facts of the pharmacology to reveal the serendipity of discovery and to point toward new structures that may be developed based on what has gone before.