Metabolomics of beta-blockers

• Main Author: Tan, Ian Yong Ming.
• Other Authors: Chen Wei Ning, William
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39680
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Carvedilol is a nonselective β-blocker with multiple properties, including antioxidant properties, α-adrenergic blocking effects and inhibitory effects on calcium channels. It has been used in the clinical treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. While it is known that each enantiomer...