Denouementof Chemicals on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Is Green Chemistry the Answer.

Denouementof Chemicals on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Is Green Chemistry the Answer. Med Chem. 2020 Apr 13;: Authors: Fayaz F, Pottoo FH, Shafi S, Wani MA, Wakode S, Sharma A Abstract Medicinal Chemistry has played a critical role in evolving new products, resources and processes whichinexorably correspond to our high standards of living. Unfortunately, this has also caused deterioration of human health and threats to the global environment, even deaths when highly exposed to certain chemicals, whether due to improper use, mishandling or disposal. There are chemicals, which apart from being carcinogens, endocrine disruptors or neurotoxins, are also responsible for climate change and ozone depletion. Certain chemicals are known to cause neurotoxicity and are having tendencies to damage the central as well as peripheral nervous system or brain by damaging neurons or cells which are responsible for transmitting and processing of signals. This has raised serious concerns for the use and handling of such chemicals and has given growth ina relatively new emerging field known as Green Chemistry, that strives to achieve sustainability at the molecular level and has an ability to harness chemicals to meet environmental and economic goals. It has been reported in the literature that apart from family history in the aetiology of Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also termed as "Lou Gehrig's disease", a neurological disorder, environmental...
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