Chemical and Biological Research on Bioactive Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1257
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural product chemistry; bioactive natural products; new drug R&D; translation research; cosmetic and functional food R&D; Chinese herbal medicine biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will provide an intellectual platform for scientists to publish reviews, original research, short communications, etc., on bioactive natural products (NPs), biological activities, and analytical methodologies in relation to natural sources (medicinal plants, fungi…), as well as related topics of interest to public health.
Bioactive natural products isolated from various sources, especially plants and fungi, have long been used to treat human diseases. Developing new drugs through natural products has long proven to be the most successful strategy for discovering new treatments. NPs have historically been a crucial source of drugs, and are still considered a beneficial starting point in modern drug discovery, providing critical contributions to pharmacotherapy in many human diseases. NPs are characterized by structural complexity and skeletal diversity; thus, they continue to be an important source of information about new drugs.
This Special Issue of Molecules aims to highlight the natural products in lead compound and drug discovery, with particular focus on the isolation and structure elucidation of new natural products, the mechanism of action, and bioactive compounds with clinical potential. Original research and reviews on the preparation and identification of phytochemicals and their physiological mechanisms in health benefits are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Jih-Jung Chen
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- natural products
- medicinal plants
- drug discovery
- bioactive constituent
- biological activity
- healthy food
- drug and herbal medicine
- mechanism of action
