The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences,College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore was established in the year 1993. The scope of the department is to instil the knowledge of drug chemistry so as to explore natural product chemistry, synthetic strategies and design and development of novel therapeutic agents. The department is well equipped with structured and sophisticated laboratory instruments and computer aided drug design software like Life Sciences suite of the Schrodinger focusing on lead optimization, QSAR and docking studies. Research activities also include antimicrobial drug discovery focusing on vital enzyme target inhibitory studies. The focus of the department is on novel research activities which include the synthesis and screening of various heterocyclic compounds for their biological activities.The department is an approved centre for Ph.D programme of The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai and 28 candidates have been awarded till date. About 164 students had post graduated from the department and is presently associated with various avenues in the professional front.
The staff and students of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry is actively involved in in-silico docking synthesis of newer moieties, isolation and characterization of phytoconstituents and biopolymers, validation techniques for drugs and phytochemicals, bioanalytical techniques and pharmacological screening. The research outcome includes 75publications in both National and International Journals. In addition to the Central Library, the department libraryhas 200 textbooks and reference titles from various national and international authors.
The branch of pharmaceutical chemistry has stupendousscope withwide career options in teaching, exploration of drug discovery through design and development, peptide chemistry, photochemistry, green chemistry, combinatorial chemical library, research organisations, R&D etc., both in India and abroad. Strength of the department includes good reputation, good teacher student interaction, productive library support. The department is actively engaged in procuring various project funds and patent filing.
