Intervention of Green Chemistry in the Development of Pharmaceutical Research
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Green chemistry, Chronological development, Current scenario, Future developmentAbstract
Green chemistry has become a revolutionary concept in contemporary chemical operations, radically changing the way chemical products and processes are developed, produced, and used in various industries. The field has a strong emphasis on reducing environmental impact through the use of renewable resources, energy efficiency, and waste reduction. Industrial chemical processes have been transformed by recent developments in biomimicry, catalysis, and sustainable synthesis techniques. Significant advancements in polymer manufacture, nanomaterial synthesis, and pharmaceutical manufacturing have resulted from the use of green chemistry principles. Green sustainable synthesis promotes safer and more effective techniques that are in line with ecological principles while minimizing waste, energy use, and hazardous ingredients. In addition to improving human and animal health, the use of drugs in medical and veterinary care has increased food production and economic wellbeing. In order to improve drug research and discovery, medicinal chemistry has developed to fully integrate advances in computer modelling, artificial intelligence (AI), and molecular biology. Green sustainable synthesis promotes safer and more effective techniques that are in line with ecological principles while minimizing waste, energy use, and hazardous ingredients. The current analysis focuses on the techniques that medicinal chemists can employ in their day-to-day work to protect the environment and human health by reducing and preventing pollution in addition to increasing yields. Green chemistry has several applications in drug development, from environmentally compliant large-scale pharmaceutical manufacture to safer laboratory procedures. By reducing waste and resource utilization, it improves worker safety, decreases production costs, and helps reduce harmful emissions. Due to their common objective of sustainable development, many of these forms of green chemistry are used in tandem. To improve reaction conditions, flow chemistry, for example, may use green solvents and biocatalysis.
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