Feature Reviews in Natural Products
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 December 2023) | Viewed by 89113
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; alkaloids; phytochemistry; HPLC; LC-MS; antiviral agents; antifungal agents; anticancer agents; Alzheimer’s disease; cholinesterases
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Interests: nutraceuticals and functional foods; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; HPLC; LC-MS; nutrition; antioxidant agent; prebiotics; probiotics; symbiotics; bioavailability in vitro
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products are chemical entities with high structural and physicochemical diversity, produced by living organisms such as plants, animals and microorganisms. After decades of minimal interest from pharmaceutical companies, natural products are once again becoming an important source of compounds with health benefits, especially as antioxidant, anticancer and anti-infective agents. Currently, advancements in techniques for extraction, isolation and screening contribute to the discovery of crude extracts or pure natural compounds with relevant biological activities. The scope of this Special Issue includes but is not limited to advances in the extraction of natural products, purification techniques, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of the biological activities, bioavailability, the investigation of mechanisms of action, pharmaceutical formulations, as well as coating techniques. Therefore, we invite authors to submit high-quality review articles within the field of natural products with pharmaceutical application. Submissions to the Special Issue need to include a cover letter stating the novelty of the review article in comparison to related reviews published in the literature.
Dr. Daniela De Vita
Dr. Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- natural products
- natural sources
- medicinal plants
- drug discovery
- coating of natural products
- bioavailability
- bioactive compounds
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