Application of Marine Alkaloids and Related Analogues
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 212
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine alkaloids; heterocycles; drug discovery; synthesis; bioactive compounds; antitumor activity; antibiofilm activity; and kinase inhibitors
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Dear Colleagues,
The marine environment is an inestimable source of novel chemical entities that have shown potential as bioactive drugs. In fact, many marine-derived molecules, with their wide range of biological activities, find different applications as antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral agents. In particular, marine alkaloids represent a very promising class of compounds, due to their potent activities and their extensive structural heterogeneity. The success obtained so far, which is based on a very limited investigation of both deep-sea organisms and marine microorganisms, suggests a high potential for the further discovery of new alkaloid drugs.
This Special Issue, dedicated to the "The Application of Marine Alkaloids and Related Analogues”, aims to present an updated overview and to emphasize the importance of the study of marine-derived alkaloids, reporting new results about their isolation, structural characterization, chemical synthesis, biological and pharmacological evaluation. As Guest Editors, we invite scientists in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to submit articles on their most recent work.
Prof. Dr. Patricia Diana
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Biological activity
- Marine organisms
- Computational studies
- Alkaloid synthesis
- Drug delivery
