- Introduction
- History
- Natural Drug Leads
- Combinatorial Approach
- Discoveries
- Conclusion
- References
- Contact Us
The Future of Drug Discovery
In medicine, biotechnology, and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered and/or designed. In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies using natural resources or by serendipitous discovery.
A new approach has been to understand how disease and infection are controlled at the molecular and physiological level and to target specific entities based on this knowledge.
The combinatorial process of drug discovery involves the identification of candidates, synthesis, characterization, screening, and assays for therapeutic efficacy. Once a compound has shown its value in these tests, it will begin the process of drug development prior to clinical trials.
It would seem modern combinatorial approach to drug discovery may soon prove to be so effective at producing active ingredients that there is virtually no need to seek new drug leads from plants or other natural resources in disappearing tropical forests. But is this really the case.
A new approach has been to understand how disease and infection are controlled at the molecular and physiological level and to target specific entities based on this knowledge.
The combinatorial process of drug discovery involves the identification of candidates, synthesis, characterization, screening, and assays for therapeutic efficacy. Once a compound has shown its value in these tests, it will begin the process of drug development prior to clinical trials.
It would seem modern combinatorial approach to drug discovery may soon prove to be so effective at producing active ingredients that there is virtually no need to seek new drug leads from plants or other natural resources in disappearing tropical forests. But is this really the case.