# An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Recognition

- By: Elvin D. de Araujo, Timothy Wright, Bilal Saqib, Jeffrey W. Keillor, and Patrick T. Gunning
- Publisher: eCampus Ontario
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biological_Chemistry/An_Introduction_to_Medicinal_Chemistry_and_Molecular_Recognition_(de_Araujo_et_al.))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biological_Chemistry/An_Introduction_to_Medicinal_Chemistry_and_Molecular_Recognition_(de_Araujo_et_al.)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/chem-505842/pdf

True medicinal chemists are well-versed in all facets of the drug development process, driving the advancement of bioactive molecules to safe, efficacious therapies for patients. This resource is intended to guide the reader through the (small molecule) drug discovery process from a medicinal chemist’s perspective, providing the knowledge and tools required to interrogate the structure and function and bioactive molecules.