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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Eleutheroside B (EB) is the main active constituent derivedthat has been reported to possess cardioprotective effects.
May 22,2025 APITerbutaline Sulfate: Applications, Pharmacokinetics and Effects
Terbutaline Sulfate, a synthetic beta-2 agonist since the late 1960s, is used for bronchospasm in respiratory diseases and has off-label uses.
May 21,2025 APIVandetanib: Efficacy, Safety and Optimal Dosing in Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Vandetanib is used to treat medullary thyroid cancer that cannot be treated with surgery or that has already spread to different parts of the body.
May 14,2025 APIIs (±)-Equol Carcinogenic?
In early in vitro studies, the mechanism of action of equol was found to indicate that the compound may be associated with cancer risk.
May 13,2025 APIFidaxomicin: A Potent Antibiotic for Clostridium difficile Infection Treatment
Fidaxomicin is the first macrocyclic lactone antibiotic with activity versus C difficile. It inhibits RNA polymerase, therefore, preventing transcription.
May 13,2025 APIDamascenone: Functions in Osteoclastogenesis Inhibition and Wine Aroma
Damascenone is among the most potent flavor constituents in teas and tea products, despite being present in low concentrations.
May 13,2025 APIα-Lipoic Acid: Benefits and Side Effects
α-Lipoic Acid (ALA) is a fatty acid that has physiological effects comparable to vitamins and minerals and is a vitamin-like substance (vitamin N).
May 12,2025 APIRiboflavin:Functions, Sources,Biosynthesis and Side Effects
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) works with the other B vitamins. It is important for body growth. It helps in red blood cell production.
May 12,2025 APITiglic Acid and Its Derivatives: Coordination Compounds, Isolation, Bioactivities and Photoisomerization Kinetics
Tiglic acid, found in croton oil and beetle secretions, is an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid with industrial uses as a flavoring and fragrance agent.
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