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.
Human serum albumin: Molecular study and Biotechnological Applications
Human serum albumin is the principal protein in human serum. It participates in regulation of plasma oncotic pressure
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Tryptamines are a group of monoamine alkaloids, which can be synthesized by decarboxylation of the aminoacid tryptophan.
Mar 28,2025 APIQuinidine: A Reappraisal of Its Role in Cardiac Arrhythmia Treatment Despite Risks
Quinidine is a medication used to treat certain heart rhythm disorders and malaria but can cause serious side effects and increase the risk of death.
Mar 28,2025 APIButafosfan: a phosphorus source for animals
Butafosfan, a compound of organic phosphorus, is used as a phosphorus source for animals and plays a vital role in hepatic carbohydrate metabolism.
Mar 27,2025 APIL-(+)-Prolinol: a chiral auxiliary
L-(+)-Prolinol is defined as a chiral auxiliary used in the preparation of cyclic P-chiral phosphonates in organic chemistry.
Mar 27,2025 APIImmunosuppressant Ibrutinib:Indications, Class and Drug interactions
Ibrutinib is a first-in-class, potent, orally administered covalently-binding inhibitor of BTK, it may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
Mar 25,2025 APITucatinib: Indications, Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
?Tucatinib is an oral small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) sold under the trade name Tukysa.
Mar 25,2025 APIUses of Eltrombopag Olamine in the Treatment of Thrombocytopenia
The use of eltrombopag has been permitted for ITP patients refractory to first-line drugs or splenectomy for the last 10 years. This article will introduce its mechanism, efficacy and safety.
Mar 25,2025 APIBCL2 inhibitor ABT-199
ABT-199(venetoclax, RG7601, GDC-0199) is a new selective small molecule inhibitor of BCL-2 that appears to spare platelets while achieving potent antitumor activity.
Mar 25,2025 APISide effects of afatinib dimaleate
Afatinib dimaleate, the dimaleate form of afatinib, is an orally bioavailable anilinoquinazoline derivative that is an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (ErbB; EGFR) family of receptor
Mar 25,2025 API