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Antibiotics:
Historical background, nomenclature, stereochemistry, structure activity relationship, chemical degradation, classification and important products of the following classes.
Beta-Lactam antibiotics: Penicillin, cephalosporins, beta-lactamase inhibitors, monobactams.
Aminoglycosides: Streptomycin, neomycin, kanamycin.
Tetracyclines: Tetracycline, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline.

Antibiotics:
Historical background, nomenclature, stereochemistry, structure activity relationship, chemical degradation, classification and important products of the following classes. Macrolide: Erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin. Miscellaneous: Chloramphenicol*, clindamycin.
Prodrugs:
Basic concepts and application of prodrugs design.
Antimalarials:
Etiology of malaria. Quinoline: SAR, quinine sulphate, chloroquine*, amodiaquine, primaquine phosphate, pamaquine*, quinacrine hydrochloride, mefloquine. Biguanides and Dihydro Triazines: Cycloguanil pamoate, proguanil. Miscellaneous: Pyrimethamine, artesunate, artemether, atovaquone.

Antitubercular Agents:
Synthetic antitubercular agents: Isoniazid*, ethionamide, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, para aminosalicylic acid. Antitubercular antibiotics: Rifampicin, rifabutin, cycloserine, streptomycin, capreomycin sulphate.
Urinary Tract Anti-infective Agents:
Quinolones: SAR of quinolones, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, enoxacin, ciprofloxacin*, ofloxacin, lomefloxacin, sparfloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin. Miscellaneous: Furazolidine, nitrofurantoin*, methenamine.
Antiviral Agents:
Amantadine hydrochloride, rimantadine hydrochloride, idoxuridine, trifluridine, acyclovir*, ganciclovir, zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, lamivudine, loviride, delavirdine, ribavirin, saquinavir, indinavir, ritonavir.

Antifungal Agents:
Antifungal antibiotics: Amphotericin-B, nystatin, natamycin, griseofulvin. Synthetic Antifungal Agents: Clotrimazole, econazole, butaconazole, oxiconazole tioconozole, miconazole*, ketoconazole, terconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, naftifine hydrochloride, tolnaftate*.
Anti-protozoal Agents:
Metronidazole*, tinidazole, ornidazole, diloxanide, iodoquinol, pentamidine isethionate, atovaquone, eflornithine.
Anthelmintics:
Diethylcarbamazine citrate*, thiabendazole, mebendazole*, albendazole, niclosamide, oxamniquine, praziquantel, ivermectin.
Sulphonamides and Sulfones:
Historical development, chemistry, classification and SAR of sulfonamides: Sulphamethizole, sulfisoxazole, sulphamethizine, sulfacetamide*, sulphapyridine, sulfamethoxaole*, sulphadiazine, mefenide acetate, sulfasalazine. Folate reductase inhibitors: Trimethoprim*, cotrimoxazole. Sulfones: Dapsone*.

Introduction to Drug Design:
Various approaches used in drug design. Physicochemical parameters used in quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) such as partition coefficient, Hammett’s electronic parameter, Tafts steric parameter and Hansch analysis. Pharmacophore modeling and docking techniques.
Combinatorial Chemistry:
Concept and applications of combinatorial chemistry, solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis.