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ReviewTopics in current chemistry (Cham)2025

Total Syntheses of Deuterated Drugs: A Comprehensive Review.

Ramsha Munir, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Samreen Gul Khan, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Razia Noreen, Asim Mansha, Freeha Hafeez, Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Ahmad

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Review in Topics in current chemistry (Cham), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Ramsha MunirDepartment of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Ameer Fawad ZahoorDepartment of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. fawad.zahoor@gcuf.edu.pk.
Samreen Gul KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Syed Makhdoom HussainDepartment of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Razia NoreenDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Asim ManshaDepartment of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Freeha HafeezDepartment of Chemistry, Riphah International University Islamabad, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Ahmad IrfanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad AhmadBeijing Key Laboratory of DNA Damage Response and College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deuterium is a safe bioisostere of hydrogen, and its selective labeling has a great prominence in medicinal chemistry for the amelioration of the pharmacokinetic profiles of the drugs. The deuterium-labeled pharmaceutically active compounds have been observed to exhibit broad applications, either as deuterated drugs or as pharmacokinetic probes (biomarkers). The deuterated drugs offer improved bioactivity and metabolic profile in terms of tolerability, efficacy, and reduced toxicity. In this manuscript, the synthetic strategies of various deuterated drugs including antiviral, anticancer, antiarrhythmic, antidiabetic, anticholinergic, antibiotics, antidepressants, and antipyretics have been documented. In addition, this review article also comprises a broad class of miscellaneous drugs i.e., antiasthmatic drugs, antiseptics, topical analgesics, antifibrotic agents, immunosuppressants, and central nervous system (CNS) suppressants. Additionally, the synthesis of several deuterated pharmaceutically active compounds as biomarkers has also been compiled in this review. Leveraging the modern platform of precision deuteration, this review article provides a repertoire of synthetic strategies for the synthesis of several deuterated drugs reported over a period of 2005-2024 (two decades).

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DeuteriumHumansPharmaceutical PreparationsDeuteriumPharmaceutical PreparationsBiomarkersDeuterated drugsPrecision deuteration

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