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 : Carbon capture and storage: The impact of impurities in CO2 streams
Andy Brown, Progressive Energy Ltd, United Kingdom
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Kyeongjae Cho, University of Texas at Dallas, United States
Title : Pharmaceutical chemistry studies of novel biologics and drugs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical College, United States
Title : Advances in plasma-based waste treatment for sustainable communities
Hossam A Gabbar, Ontario Tech University, Canada
Title : Nanostructured biodevices based on carbon nanotubes and glyconanoparticles for bioelectrocatalytic applications
Serge Cosnier, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Title : Chemical engineering of vanadium, titanium or chromium zeolites for application in environmental catalysis
Stanislaw Dzwigaj, Sorbonne Université, France