Future Medicinal Chemistry
Future Medicinal Chemistry
Future Medicinal Chemistry (pronounced: fyoo-cher med-i-sin-al kem-is-tree) is a branch of Medicinal Chemistry that focuses on the development and application of advanced technologies and methodologies in the field of drug discovery and design.
Etymology
The term "Future Medicinal Chemistry" is derived from the English words "future", indicating something that will happen or exist in time to come, and "medicinal chemistry", a discipline at the intersection of Chemistry, especially synthetic organic chemistry, and Pharmacology and various other biological specialties, where they are involved with design, chemical synthesis and development for market of pharmaceutical agents, or bio-active molecules (drugs).
Related Terms
- Medicinal Chemistry: The discipline from which Future Medicinal Chemistry originates. It involves the application of various fields such as organic chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, and medicine in the process of drug discovery and development.
- Drug Discovery: The process by which new candidate medications are discovered. This process involves the identification of candidates, synthesis, characterization, screening, and assays for therapeutic efficacy.
- Drug Design: Also known as rational drug design, it is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of a biological target.
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine that deals with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
- Bio-active Molecules: Also known as bioactive compounds, these are types of chemicals found in small amounts in plants and certain foods (like fruits, vegetables, nuts, oils, and whole grains). They have actions in the body that can promote good health.
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry: A scientific discipline that involves the construction of organic compounds via organic reactions.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Future Medicinal Chemistry
- Wikipedia's article - Future Medicinal Chemistry
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