Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), popularly speaking, are the raw materials of medicines, only pharmaceutical raw materials are processed into pharmaceutical preparations , can they become medicines available for clinical use, so drugs we usually eat are the finished drugs through processing. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients based on its sources can be divided into two major categories ,including chemical synthetic drugs and natural chemical drugs. Chemical synthetic drugs can be divided into organic synthetic drugs and inorganic synthetic drugs. Inorganic synthetic drugs are inorganic compounds ( very few is element), such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium trisilicate which are used for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers ; organic synthetic drugs are mainly composed of drugs made by basic organic chemical raw materials, through a series of organic chemical reactions (such as aspirin, chloramphenicol, caffeine, etc.). Natural chemical drugs ,based on its sources,can be divided into two categories including biochemical drugs and plant chemical drugs. Antibiotics are generally made by the microbial fermentation, which belongs to the biochemistry category. A variety of semi-synthetic antibiotics occurs in recent years,which are biosynthesis and chemical synthesis combining products.Among active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, the organic synthetic drugs varieties, yields and values have the largest proportion,which are the main pillars of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The quality of active Pharmaceutical Ingredients decides whether the formulation is good or bad , so its quality standards are very strict ,countries in the world have developed national pharmacopoeia standards and strict quality control methods for its widely used active Pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Jun 23,2026 API1-Bromopropane vs 2-Bromopropane
1-Bromopropane is characterized by low ozone depletion potential, high volatility, and non-flammability, and is mainly used as a cleaning agent and solvent.
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Hexanoic acid is a naturally occurring six-carbon short-chain fatty acid commonly found in some fruits and plants
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Lignin alkali is the most abundant natural aromatic polymer on Earth
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Trichlorosilane is the most important member of the chlorosilane family
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Lead(II) bromide is a wide-bandgap semiconductor widely adopted as raw material for perovskite solar cells, photodetectors and photocatalysts.
Jun 22,2026 APIDibutyltin Dilaurate: Multifunctional Organotin Catalyst
Dibutyltin dilaurate is an oily organotin widely used as catalyst and heat stabilizer and coatings which can cross the blood-brain barrier to damage glial.
Jun 22,2026 APIToxicity and carcinogenicity of 1,2-Dichloropropane
1,2-dichloropropane is commonly used as an organic solvent, primarily for paints and inks, as well as for formulating paint thinners.
Jun 21,2026 APISynthesis and Toxicity of 2-Bromopropane
2-Bromopropane exhibits certain electrophilic properties and can be attacked by common nucleophiles such as alcohols or organic amines.
Jun 21,2026 APIApplication of 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin
Compared with other brominating agents such as N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin offers several advantages.
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