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.
Chemical Applications of Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
Sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide is mainly used in deprotonation processes and catalysis in organic reactions, and it can participate in the enolization of ketones and esters.
Oct 18,2026 APIFormation Mechanisms and Control methods of N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE
Studies have reported that N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE is a drinking water pollutant, originating from reactions occurring during chlorination or from direct industrial pollution.
Oct 18,2026 APIToxicity Description and Medical Applications of Sitagliptin
Sitagliptin can delay the degradation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) by inhibiting the DPP-4 enzyme.
Oct 18,2026 APISubstitution reaction and Biological Activity of Melibiose
Melibiose is a constituent component of raffinose, and melibiose is obtained together with fructose by hydrolysis of raffinose with invertase or mild acid.
Oct 18,2026 APISynthesis Methods and Safety Assessment of 2-Butoxyethyl acetate
2-Butoxyethyl acetate is extensively used as a solvent for metal and furniture spray paints, as a solvent for protective coatings, dyes, resins, leather, and inks.
Oct 18,2026 APIPhotocatalytic degradation and Chemical Applications of Acid Red 18
Acid Red 18 is a strawberry-red azo dye that can be used in a variety of foods, and Acid Red 18 is usually synthesized from aromatic hydrocarbons.
Oct 17,2026 APIPhysicochemical Properties and Chemical Applications of 1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid
1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid can be used to prepare fine chemicals such as trimellitic anhydride and trimellitate esters.
Oct 17,2026 APIPreparation Method and catalytic application of Tetrabutylphosphonium bromide
Tetrabutylphosphonium bromide is mostly employed in the synthesis of bacampicillin, sultamicillin, and related compounds.
Oct 17,2026 APIPreparation Method and Biological Activity of D-(?)-Pantolactone
D-(?)-Pantolactone may serve as a useful structural scaffold for the development of new inhibitors targeting fatty acid synthase.
Oct 17,2026 APIPotassium Silicate: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications
Potassium silicate (K2SiO3) is an inorganic compound used as a silicon-potassium fertilizer and inorganic binder in corrosion-protective coatings. It is hygroscopic, strongly alkaline, and soluble in
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