Organofluorine Compounds in Biology and Medicine covers topics on biochemically
relevant organofluorine compounds and their synthesis and biochemical pathways …

The replacement of hydrogen with fluorine in organic molecules can profoundly influence
their chemical and physical properties, leading to a range of compounds with highly …

Advances in the development of newly developed fluorinated drugs, approved or in clinical
trials, as organized by biological targets/disease states, are reviewed. In a few cases …

Provides a thorough overview of the role of fluorine in pharmaceutical science and
development Includes chapters on fluorinated analogues of natural products, fluorinated …

Drug candidates with one or more fluorines have become commonplace. The special nature
of fluorine imparts a variety of properties to certain medicines, including enhanced binding …

In view of increasing interest in organofluorine compounds, this book was undertaken to
describe biological and physical properties of organofluorine compounds, synthetic methods …

The natural abundance of fluorine as fluorite, fluoroapatite, and cryolite is considered to be
at the same level as that of nitrogen on the basis of the Clarke number of 0.03. However …

The extraordinary potential of fluorine-containing molecules in medicinal chemistry and
chemical biology has been recognized by researchers outside of the traditional fluorine …

Organic fluorine compounds have had a profound impact on the development of bioactives
for the modern pharmaceuticals market. It is estimated that up to 20% of pharmaceuticals …

The role of organo-fluorine compounds in modern health, food and energy related industries
is widely-appreciated. The unique properties that fluorine imparts to organic molecules …