TY - CHAP AU - Ken Yasukawa ED - Omboon Vallisuta ED - Suleiman Olimat Y1 - 2015-06-03 PY - 2015 T1 - Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms as Promising Agents in Cancer N2 - It is very important for scientists all over the globe to enhance drug discovery research for better human health. This book demonstrates that various expertise are essential for drug discovery including synthetic or natural drugs, clinical pharmacology, receptor identification, drug metabolism, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic research. The following 5 sections cover diverse chapter topics in drug discovery: Natural Products as Sources of Leading Molecules in Drug Discovery; Oncology and Drug Discovery; Receptors Involvement in Drug Discovery; Management and Development of Drugs against Infectious Diseases; Advanced Methodology. BT - Drug Discovery and Development SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/59964 DO - 10.5772/59964 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -