A heavy drug is a drug labeled with deuterium (2H, D).[1] By replacing C-H bonds at metabolic sites in drug molecules with more stable C-D bonds, metabolism can be slowed down. This deuteration makes ...
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Process Mass Intensity, PMI
Process Mass Intensity (PMI) is the total mass of material used to produce a product of a given mass, determined in units of mass of input material (e.g., kg) per mass of product (e.g., kg). The PMI ...