ISBN: 978-80-244-6668-2 | ISBN online: 978-80-244-6669-9 | DOI: 10.5507/prf.25.24466682

Chemické látky a jejich biologické účinky

Pavel Hradil, Miroslav Soural

The book is focused on a wide range of chemicals and their biological effects. Most attention is paid to pharmaceuticals, where both older substances and newly marketed substances are shown. Another smaller group of substances described are pesticides followed by warfare agents. In addition to the chemical structure, the use of the compound, the basic mechanism of action and the company that developed the product are presented. In a supplementary chapter, attention is given to toxic substances. In addition to historical natural substances, important toxic or health hazardous industrial intermediates and wastes are listed.  In all sections, important time data are given to give the reader an idea of how long some substances have been in use or how long it has taken to bring a new compound to market since its discovery. Practical examples are used to show how the development of one group is transferred and transformed into another. For example, the discovery of warfare agents, leads to the development of new groups of insecticides and subsequently drugs.

1. edition, Published: 2025, online: 2025, publisher: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Křížkovského 8, 771 47 Olomouc