23L014 Chiral Drugs and Chiral Cosmetic Ingredients

The world is full of chirality. Chirality is a fundamental symmetry property in molecules. Chirality has already been recognized as one of the most important consideration in drug discovery, since chiral molecules can turn out to be effective in one of the forms only while the other form does not show any positive results. The effect of chiral molecule to cosmetic science is still underdeveloped. We will discuss what is chirality and how does it affect drugs and skincare products.