active ingredient
Sign in to saveAlso known as active pharmaceutical ingredient, bulk active, active substance, pharmacon, pharmakon, active constituent, API, medicinal substance
biologically active component of a product formulation
Research
56,956 papers- Multifunctional active ingredient-based delivery systems for skincare formulations: A review.Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2022
- International society of sports nutrition position stand: caffeine and exercise performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021
- Common questions and misconceptions about caffeine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024
- Dietary supplements for lipedema.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022
- ISSN exercise & sports nutrition review update: research & recommendations.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2018
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Encyclopedic overview
An active ingredient is any ingredient that provides biologically active or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals.
The similar terms active pharmaceutical ingredient (abbreviated as API) and bulk active are also used in medicine. The term active substance may be used to describe the effective chemical used to control bacteria or pests.
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