The Organic Chemistry of Drugs
Keywords:
drug, medication, disease, biochemical, receptor, organic, synthesis
Abstract
In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. A pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being. Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from medicinal plants, but more recently also by organic synthesis. While there are several types of exeptions, the effects of most drugs result from their interaction with functional macromolecular components of the organism. Such interaction alters the function of the pertinent cellular component and thereby initiates the series of biochemical and physiological changes that are characteristic of the response to the drug. The term receptor is used to denote the component of the organism with which the chemical agent interacts.
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Published
2023-02-19
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Pareek, C., Korkmaz, S., Pareek, J., & Nirwan, N. (2023). The Organic Chemistry of Drugs. International Journal on Orange Technologies, 5(2), 45-52. Retrieved from https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJOT/article/view/4018
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