The 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Natural Products Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 30
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Interests: natural products; secondary metabolites; structure elucidation; essential oils; NMR spectroscopy; GC-MS and LC-MS
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Interests: natural products; drug delivery; liposomes; lipid nanocarriers; micro and nanoemulsions; nanoparticles; solubility; stability; bioefficacy; oral, brain and skin delivery; PAMPA test
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Interests: natural antioxidants; polyphenol extraction; food and beverage polyphenols; valorization of beverage industry waste; green extraction
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2. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7568, USA
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; natural products; antitumor; anti-virus; synthesis of bioactive compounds; chemical biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The year 2025 will mark the 30th anniversary of Molecules and, in order to celebrate this exciting event, we have set up a Special Issue, “The 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Natural Products Chemistry”, with the aim of publishing cutting-edge research in our Section.
Plants and microorganisms are rich sources of bioactive molecules useful for various applications in the fields of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food research. Natural products are fascinating molecules in drug discovery for their exciting structure variability and for their interaction with various targets. Furthermore, natural products can be used as ingredients or bioactive compounds in food and natural health products.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to feature the latest, high-quality, advanced research and knowledge contributed by various research groups working on natural products.
Contributions to this Special Issue may cover all research aspects related to the extraction, identification, and characterization of bioactive molecules from plants and microorganisms, their chemical synthesis, the evaluation of their biological activities, their use in the field of food research, and their formulation for pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications.
Original research papers and review articles on these different areas are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Rigano
Prof. Dr. Maria Camilla Bergonzi
Dr. Dimitris P. Makris
Prof. Dr. Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural compounds
- bioactive molecules
- drug discovery
- pharmacological activity
- formulations, drug delivery systems
- food applications and additives
- cosmetic applications
- synthesis
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