Biochemistry is the study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms. Biochemists focus heavily on the role, function, and structure of biomolecules. The study of the chemistry behind biological processes and the synthesis of biologically active molecules are examples of biochemistry.
Mifepristone (or RU-486) is a synthetic, steroidal antiprogestogen and antiglucocorticoid pharmaceutical drug.ifepristone is sold in the United States by Danco Laboratories as Mifeprex and is U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved to terminate intrauterine pregnancies of up to 49 days gestation.
1 Mifepristone and Misoprostol: a medical abortion procedure used up to the first seven to nine weeks of pregnancy. 2  It can also be referred to as RU-486, the abortion pill, and mifeprex. 3  Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA): a procedure used as early as 3 -12 weeks since the last period.edical abortions are only available up through nine weeks gestation. The types of abortion procedures performed during the first trimester are: 1  Methotrexate & Misoprostol (MTX): a medical abortion procedure used up to the first seven weeks of pregnancy.