Pharmacological Potential of Marine Natural Products
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 18561
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine natural products; lead compound; medicinal chemistry; structure-activity relationship; mechanism of action
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine natural products (MNPs) have proven to be an important resource for original drug discovery. It is of great research value and application potential to search for lead molecules with significant pharmacological activity from marine drug-derived organisms. In the past few decades, MNPs used as new lead compounds with high value have gained considerable attention. In particular, some MNPs were discovered to have significant antitumor, antiviral, and antibacterial activities, which have great potential for development. MNPs exhibiting profound biological activities have been and continue to be an important source for the discovery and development of new medicine and agricultural agents.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the discovery and bioactivity of marine natural products, including the biological activity of new secondary metabolites from marine organisms, molecular structure identification, and potential pharmacological activities of MNPs.
Prof. Dr. Chang-Lun Shao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine natural products
- marine drugs
- biological activity
- structure-activity relationship
- antitumor activity
- antiviral activity
- antibacterial activity
- structural determination
- mechanism of action
Planned Papers
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Title: Use of metabolomics approach in the discovery of active compounds from macroalgae Laurencia species against schistosomiasis
Author: Nakano
Highlights: - Metabolomics based on mass spectrometry streamlines the discovery of bioactive metabolites, offering a rapid alternative to traditional, labor-intensive methods.
- Analysis within related seaweed groups led to the discovery of compounds with multiclass activity in Laurencia aldingensis and L. dendroidea.
- Brazilian seaweeds are a good source of active compounds against schistosomiasis.