Pharmaceutical chemistry is a field of chemistry that studies organic chemistry (molecules and compounds) in conjunction with structural and chemical biology and pharmacology in order to develop pharmaceutical drugs and therapies. The design (drug design) and synthesis of physiologically active compounds is the focus of pharmaceutical (medicinal) chemistry. The goal is to obtain new chemical molecules that can be used to find new pharmaceuticals or to improve existing drug structures, hence expanding the chemical drug portfolio. The introduction of molecular biology changed pharmacokinetics (the study of how a drug and its metabolites behave in the body) and pharmacodynamics (the study of how a drug and its metabolites behave in the body). The development of computer techniques and approaches in molecular modelling approaches, as well as advances in analytical evaluation of new molecules, have all considerably broadened the reach and use of pharmaceutical chemistry, allowing for the development of a wider array of innovative drugs with new therapeutic potential.
Title : Reforming and synthesis of hydrocarbons activated by plasma of gliding discharges in rotating gas flows
Valeriy Chernyak, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Title : Theoretical Modeling in Organic Nanophotonics
Alexander Bagaturyants, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Federation
Title : Scanning Probe Microscopy in Food Science: a review
Nickolas Rigopoulos, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Greece
Title : Many Faces of Gold
Puru Jena, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
Title : Combining Different In Silico And Experimental To Foster Drug Design
Salvatore Guccione, University of Catania, Italy
Title : Promise of new thermosensitive liposomes loaded with chemotherapeutic drugs for targeted cancer radiotherapy
Kaushala Prasad Mishra, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India