Strategic applications of heterocyclic compounds in pharmaceutical innovation: a business perspective
Dongwei Zhu
The heterocyclic compound is one of the finest spanned backbones for developing most innovative agents in the pharmaceutical industry. These adaptable molecules have played an important role in the discovery of therapeutic agents of a wide range, including antibiotics, anticancer drugs and antivirals. The role of heterocyclic chemistry in pharmaceutical innovation is thus one that extends beyond mere structural complexity but contributes significantly to improved therapeutic index, and in doing