Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics at the Interface with Systems Biology - (Theoretical and Computational Chemistry) (Hardcover)

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About the Book Addressing the fundamental aspects of the various computational tools for drug discovery, this book compiles recent bioinformatics and chemoinformatics approaches, and their integration with systems biology. Book Synopsis The cost of drug development is increasing, and investment returns are decreasing. The number of drugs approved by FDA is in decline in terms of the number of new molecular entities (NMEs). Amongst the reasons noted for this are the adverse side effects and reduced efficiency of many of the potential compounds. This is a problem both for the pharmaceutical industry and for those suffering from diseases for which there are no or few available treatments. Adva…