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New Insights into Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

edited by Ioannis P. Gerothanassis and

Teobald Kupka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12065 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; NMR pulse sequences; hyperpolarized NMR; metabolomics; high-throughput methods; hyphenated techniques; quantum chemical calculations of NMR parameters for structure determination; nuclear magnetic shielding tensor; GIAO NMR; indirect spin-spin coupling constants; in-cell NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

New Approaches in the Extraction of Biomolecules from Plants–Molecular and Application Basics

edited by

Sławomir Dresler

and

Maciej Strzemski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10815 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant secondary metabolites; biologically active compounds; design of experiments; natural deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids; micro- and nano-solid phase extraction; accelerated solvent extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; single-drop extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

New Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Drug Delivery

edited by

Rossella De Marco

and

Ali Dehshahri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10737 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery; diagnostic; nano-formulations; 3D-printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Pharmacological and Biological Activities of Bioactive Compounds in Natural Products

edited by

Josiana A. Vaz

and

Paula Coutinho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10393 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; microorganisms; plants; animals; natural-based products; pharmacological actions; cosmetics; food products; pharmaceual industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Small Molecule Hybrids for Anticancer and Antiviral Therapy

edited by

Daniela Perrone

Maria Luisa Navacchia

and

Elisabetta Melloni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10237 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid compounds; bioconjugation; anticancer agents; small-molecule engineered hybrids; antiviral activity; drug development; chemical design and synthesis; biological activity; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Analytical Tools for Characterization and Quality Control of Food, Drugs, and Natural Active Ingredients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Biancolillo

and

Angelo Antonio D'Archivio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9324 | Submission Open

Keywords: authentication; classification; pharmaceutical drugs; food; quality control; natural products; geographical origin; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Biomolecules from Plant and Animal Wastes: From Processing to Application in Food and Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dana Maria Copolovici

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9053 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant waste; animal waste; biomolecules; extraction; analytical techniques; green synthesis; health; natural products; peptides and proteins; phytochemicals; in vitro experiments; in vivo experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Discovery, Isolation, and Mechanisms of Bioactive Natural Products

edited by

Qiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8932 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; bioactivity; structural elucidation; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Organic Contaminants and Microplastics: Analytical Methodologies

edited by

Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos

and

João Pinto da Costa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8780 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; analytical chemistry; pollution; organic contaminants; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Natural Products as Sources of New Approved Drugs

edited by

Maria Camilla Bergonzi

and

Souvik Kusari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8666 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive molecules; pharmacological properties; in vitro and in vivo test; clinical investigations; formulations development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Determination and Identification of Chemical Compounds in Foods

edited by

Ederlan S. Ferreira

Carolina De Souza

and

Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8531 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical composition and potential as a nutrient source; supplementary food; and/or functional ingredient; technofunctional characterization and potential application of unconventional raw materials on food products; potential of contaminants and allergens; associations between contaminants’ environmental exposure and disease-promoting effect; bioactive molecules and their potential health-promoting effects; new analytical techniques applied to the determination of chemical compounds in foods; trends and advances in food analysis methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives, Polysaccharides and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Ewa Wiącek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8244 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitosan; polysaccharide; polysaccharide-based systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

The Multiple Structural, Physiological, and Biochemical Roles of Fatty Acids

edited by

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho

Maria José Caramujo

and

Craig Frank

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7884 | Submission Open

Keywords: free fatty acid (FFA); triacylglycerol (TAG); wax ester (WE); phospholipid (PL); monoenoic fatty acid (MUFA); polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA); omega-3 (ω 3; n-3) fatty acid; mycolic acid; cholesterol ester (CE)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Innovations in Food Packaging towards Sustainability

edited by

Lopéz de Dicastillo Carol

Eliezer Velásquez

Adrián Rojas

Pilar Hernandez-Munoz

and

Rafael José Gavara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7711 | Submission Open

Keywords: active packaging; intelligent packaging; edible polymers; biopolymers; bio-based polymers; biodegradable polymers; recyclable polymers; recycled polymers; natural additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Field of Natural Product Synthesis: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Ari Mauri Petri Koskinen’s Retirement

edited by

Bruno Botta

and Trond Vidar Hansen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7559 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; synthesis; organocatalysis; enantiosynthesis; biotransformation; semisynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Chemical Conservation of Paper-Based Cultural Heritage

edited by Yueer Yan,

Yi Tang

and Yuliang Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open

Keywords: paper-based cultural heritages; analysis techniques; degradation mechanisms; conservation methods

Gulliver in the Country of Lilliput: An Interplay of Noncovalent Interactions (Volume II)

edited by

Ilya G. Shenderovich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6891 | Submission Open

Keywords: noncovalent interactions; H-bond; halogen bonds; molecular recognition; IR and Raman spectroscopy; NMR; X-ray diffraction

Bioactive Compounds in Food: Analysis and Human Health

edited by

Paraskevi Detopoulou

and

Haralabos Christos Karantonis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6669 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; polyphenols; food carotenoids; non-nutrients; probiotics; prebiotics; disease; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances on Biomass Conversion and CO₂ Valorization: Steeping towards a Circular Economy

edited by

Ana Belén Dongil

and

José Antonio Odriozola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6595 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 valorization; biomass conversion; circular economy; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Applications

edited by

Mircea Darabantu

and

Ionel Mangalagiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6423 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetics and new chemical entities (NCEs); domino reactions; "intelligent" molecule; iterative synthesis; multicomponent reactions; organic (Nano)materials; organo-catalytic systems; selective processes; total synthesis; unconventional methods and techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Plant Bioactive Compounds in Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Jurca Tünde

and

Laura Gratiela Vicas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6285 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; medicinal plant; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Biomaterials Based on Calcium Phosphates and Their Modifications

edited by

Aneta Zima

Ewelina Cichoń

and

Joanna Czechowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6262 | Submission Open

Keywords: calcium phosphates; bone cements; scaffolds; hybrid materials; composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Nanomedicine and Nano-Based Drug Delivery System

edited by

Hu Hao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6036 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nano-based drug delivery; nanoparticle; organic-inorganic composite; nanocomposite hydrogel; cancer therapy; COVID-19 treatment; wound treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Natural Bioactive Compounds from Traditional Asian Plants

edited by Mikio Nishizawa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6035 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; medicinal plant; traditional medicine; bioactive molecule; crude drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Ionic Liquids and Their Applications

edited by

Owen Curnow

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5995 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Computational Approaches: Drug Discovery and Design in Medicinal Chemistry and Bioinformatics, 3rd Edition

edited by

Anna Maria Almerico

and

Marco Tutone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5627 | Submission Open

Keywords: QSAR and 3D-QSAR; unbiased and biased molecular dynamics; pharmacophore modeling; reverse modeling; Ab initio calculations; protein– protein interactions; free energy profiling; modeling of nucleic acids (mRNA; rRNA; tRNA); molecular docking; virtual screening; multitarget approaches; ADMET prediction; similarity analysis; computational approaches applied to natural compounds and nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Potential Strategies in Electrochemical Energy Storage

edited by

Flávio Colmati

and

Giancarlo Richard Salazar Banda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; capacitors; batteries; nanomaterials; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advanced Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jin Niu

Nannan Guo

Yaxin Chen

and Juzhe Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5333 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; advanced electrode material; morphology and structural regulation; electrocatalysis; battery; supercapacitor; electrochemical energy storage; electrochemical energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Devices

edited by

Sudeshna Chandra

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5241 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; carbon nanomaterials; layered transition metal dichalcogenides; porous 1D nanomaterials; 2D transition metal carbides/nitride (MXene) nanomaterials; energy conversion and storage; fuel cells; batteries; flow batteries; supercapacitors; hydrogen production; storage and distribution; utilization of carbon dioxide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Applications of NMR Spectroscopy to Problem Solving for Inorganic, Organometallic, and Organic Compounds

edited by Paride Papadia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5203 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; metabolomics; structure determination; biomolecular NMR; solid state NMR; conformational analysis; molecular diffusion; low field NMR spectroscopy

Advances in Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Food Safety

edited by

Iwona Stawoska

Gabriela Gołębiowska-Paluch

and

Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4732 | Submission Open

Keywords: raman spectroscopy; gel and non-gel protein profiling; food safety; prevention; civilization diseases; proteins; biomolecules; allergies; food modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advances in Theoretical Understanding of Nanomaterial Systems through Computer Simulations

edited by

Pengbo Lyu

and Dong Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational materials science; first-principles calculations; molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulations; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Conventional and Emerging Extraction Techniques for Compounds from Natural Source and Food: 2nd Edition

edited by

Branimir Pavlic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4570 | Submission Open

Keywords: convectional extraction techniques; ultrasound-assisted extraction; microwave-assisted extraction; high-pressure processes; NADES extraction; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Sample Preparation for Chromatographic Analysis—Advances, Perspectives and Applications

edited by

Dorota Wianowska

and

Anna Oniszczuk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid– liquid extraction; solid– liquid extraction; sorptive extraction; assisted extraction techniques; solventless extraction; microextraction techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Anti-inflammatory Molecules

edited by

Simona Dedoni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4323 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemokines; citokines; dead receptors; interleukin; TNF alpha; lipids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Lignocellulosic Biomass III

edited by

Alejandro Rodríguez Pascual

Eduardo Espinosa Víctor

and

Carlos Orestes Martin Medina

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4073 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocomposites; bioeconomy; bioenergy; biofuels; plant biomass; biopolymers; biorefinery; cellulose; wood chemistry; circular economy; lignocellulose conversion; hemicelluloses; lignin; nanocellulose; natural compounds; lignocellulose pretreatment; carbohydrates; biomass valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advanced Functional Materials: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Ruijin Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3969 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional materials; functional nanomaterials; environmental materials; structural characterization; fluorescence property; photoelectric property; electrical property; medical application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances of Oleochemistry and Its Application

edited by Wei Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3732 | Submission Open

Keywords: oleochemistry; oleochemical; preparation; transformation; utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Heterocycles: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Edward Krzyżak

and

Piotr Świątek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; organic synthesis; drug design; biological activity; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Renewable Fuel: Production, Optimization and Reactor Design

edited by

Achilleas Constantinou

and

Nikolaos Dimitratos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3462 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable fuels; multiphase reactors; hydrogen; biofuels; catalysis; reaction engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

New Insights into Protein Glycosylation II

edited by

Hideyuki Takeuchi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3418 | Submission Open

Keywords: O-glycosylation; N-glycosylation; C-mannosylation; glycosaminoglycans; nucleocytoplasmic O-GlcNAc; glycosyltransferase; human disease; congenital disorders of glycosylation; cancer; glycan analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

2D Nanomaterials and Composites for Energy and Environmental Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Luis Alfredo Rodríguez

and

Edgar Mosquera-Vargas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: film processes; flexible substrates; carbon capture and conversion; nano-electronics and devices; ink-jet printing; nanostructured permanent magnets; carbon-based nanomaterials; membrane separation; solar cells; photonic materials; OLED; polymer-based nanocomposites; gas capture; H2 storage and conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Porous and Nanoporous Materials in Heterogeneous Catalysis

edited by Angela Martins

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3235 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous and nanoporous materials; heterogeneous catalysts; hierarchical materials; bifunctional catalysts; catalyst supports; zeolites; zeotypes; carbon materials; MOFs; mesoporous silicas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Products as Insecticidal Agents

edited by

Hélcio Silva Dos Santos

Emmanuel Silva Marinho

and Márcia Machado Marinho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; insecticidal agents; environment; agricultural production; insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Marine Bioactives for Human Health

edited by

Benoît Chénais

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive molecules; marine organisms; polyunsaturated fatty acids; pigments; polyphenols; sterol derivatives; glycanes and glycoconjugate; cardiovascular disease; cancer; metabolic syndrome; inflammation; angiogenesis; antioxidant

Recent Advances in Cannabis and Hemp Research

edited by

Arjun H. Banskota

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2799 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabis sativa; hemp; cannabinoids; terpenes; phenolics; secondary metabolites; by-products; biological activity; protein; polysaccharide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Functional and Bioactive Compounds in Foods: Chemical Complexities and Transformative Opportunities

edited by

Ali Rashidinejad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; bioactive compounds; food chemistry and functionality; nutritional profiles; food product development; health and well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Research on Heterogeneous Catalysis—2nd Edition

edited by

Lin Huang

and

Yinghuai Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2533 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous; catalysis; catalyst; surface; reaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Targeted Functional Probe: Current Research Trends and Applications

edited by

Lijun Jiang

and

Yunhui Peng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open

Keywords: new design strategies; new sensing mechanisms; computer-aided design; selective targeting among multiple analytes; multi-functionality; targeted imaging/therapy against cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Food Chemistry in Asia—2nd Edition

edited by

Junhu Cheng

Young-Suk Kim

and

Mohsen Gavahian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2311 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; food quality and safety; food analysis; food processing; flavor chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

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