Medicinal chemistry - Structure and activity of medicinal products

The aim of medicinal (or therapeutic) chemistry is to discover and develop new active principles and therefore new medicinal products. This article concisely presents the various techniques used for this purpose in medicinal chemistry. Structure-activity relationships (SAR), precursors and metabolites, research initiated by the knowledge acquired on enzyme receptors and inhibitors, quantitative relationships between structure and activity, stereoisometry, or else the physico-chemical modifications of a medicinal product are many of the elements and notable examples which allow for the illustration of these techniques.