Natural Products with Pharmaceutical Activities
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 50
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Interests: evidence-based practice; bee venom; nutrition; reproduction; cancer; natural medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nature has long been recognized as a crucial source for developing pharmaceutical agents, with many modern drug discoveries originating from naturally occurring substances. For example, over two-thirds of all anticancer drugs are directly derived from unaltered natural compounds or inspired by natural product pharmacophores. Natural products derived from plants, marine organisms, fungi, and other natural sources often exhibit diverse biological activities essential in drug discovery and development. With the rise of multi-drug resistance, emerging diseases, and the growing need for novel therapeutic agents, natural products play a crucial role in pharmaceutical research.
Exploring bioactive compounds from natural sources offers vast potential for discovering new disease treatments. Natural products promise to improve human health, from anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial properties to cardiovascular, neuroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. However, the identification, isolation, and optimization of these active compounds attending their mechanisms of action remain.
This Special Issue, “Natural Products with Pharmaceutical Activities”, aims to highlight research exploring natural compounds’ pharmaceutical potential. We welcome original research articles, communications, and reviews focusing on the identification, isolation, structural characterization, and pharmacological evaluation of bioactive compounds from natural sources. Studies that emphasize novel extraction methods, structure–activity relationships, mechanisms of action, and clinical potential are particularly encouraged.
We invite contributions from diverse fields, including but not limited to pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, natural product chemistry, and biotechnology, that contribute to advancing natural product-based drug discovery.
Dr. Sokcheon Pak
Guest Editor
Dr. Soo Liang Ooi
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- drug discovery
- natural products chemistry
- pharmacological evaluation
- structure–activity relationship
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