About Book
A Textbook for Medicinal Chemistry provides a comprehensive foundation in the principles of drug design, structure–activity relationships (SAR), physicochemical properties, and mechanisms of drug action. Aligned with modern pharmaceutical education, it integrates organic chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, and molecular biology to explain how chemical structure influences therapeutic activity. The book covers drug development pathways, lead optimization, ADME properties, and the medicinal chemistry of major drug classes. With clear explanations, diagrams, problem-solving exercises, and real-world examples, this textbook equips students with essential analytical and critical-thinking skills, preparing them for advanced learning, research, and professional practice in pharmacy and drug discovery.
About Author
Dr Khemkaran Ahirwar is currently working as an Assistant Professor (senior scale) in the Department of Pharmacy University teaching department Sant Gahira Guru Vishwavidyalay Sarguja Ambikapur Chhattisgarh India. He has rich experience of15 years in teaching of B. pharmacy and University administrative work. He has qualified M. Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Chemistry branch from SLT Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences Guru Ghasidas Central University Bilaspur and B. Pharmacy from Institute of Pharmacy Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur Chhattisgarh India. He has guided many student of M. Pharmacy and B. Pharmacy at research level. He has more than 30 publications ,3 Indian pattern, 04 book chapter and 02 books.
Dr. CH. B. Praveena Devi has an experience of 15 years in Teaching and Research. She is currently working as an Associate Professor in Joginpally B.R. Pharmacy College affiliated to JNTU-H, Hyderabad. She pursued her B. Pharm from Sri Padmavathi Mahila VisvaVidyalayam, Tirupati and M. Pharm from Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Bangalore. She completed her Ph. D (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from Acharya Nagarjuna Univeristy, Guntur in 2019. She has supervised many graduate and post-graduate students. She had published 4 Patents, 30 Publications in peer-reviewed journals and presented her research ideas in national and international conference “Tetrahedron Symposium” held at Paris for which she received AICTE Travel Grant Scheme for Young Scientists. She is the recipient of “Best Researcher in Medicinal Chemistry” (2019), Young Scientist Award (2020) for remarkable achievements in Teaching and Research.
Dr. Pravin L Rathod is working as head of the department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at K V Virani institute of pharmacy and research center, Badhada, Gujarat. He has done Ph.D from R K University, Rajkot and M.Pharm from Gujarat Technological University. He is a research personality, Having experience of more than 10 years of teaching in various subject of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has published patent on Pharmaceutical device development and also publish number of papers in reputed journal.
Mr Yashpal S Kori is a renowned educator in the field of pharmacy. He has completed his B pharm and M pharm from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow and is perusing his PhD in (Pharmaceutical Chemistry). He is currently working as an Assistant Professor for the past 5 years at KNIMT Sultanpur. He has 2 patents. 2 researches, 2 reviews added to his credit in reputed scopus indexed journals. He has been actively participating in several national and international seminars, conferences, workshops and FDPs.
Dr. Kumara Prasad S A is a Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Mangalore. He holds a B.Pharm and M.Pharm from RGUHS, Karnataka, and Ph.D. from Andhra University Visskhapatnam (AP). With over 17 years of teaching and research experience, he has 20+ national and international publications, three patents, and a textbook to his credit. He has recieved over Rs. 6.5 lakh research grants from RGUHS. As a life member of professional bodies like IPA and APTI, he actively contributes to Pharmaceutical education and research.
