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Enzymes Applied in Biomedicine, Cosmetic, and Food Chemistry

edited by

Hong Jiang

and

Zhipeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9536 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme cloning and expression; rational design; enzyme techniques; robust enzyme expression; food processing; food preservation; food control; food testing and analysis; pharmaceutical ingredient extraction; pharmaceutical production; cosmetics production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Biomanufacturing of Natural Bioactive Compounds

edited by Honglei Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9380 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; biosynthesis; derivation; cell factory

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

Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by

Tao Wang

and Xianguang Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9355 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electricatalysis; thermocatalysis; photovoltaics applications; Li/Na/K ion battery; fuel cell; metal-air battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Environmental Analysis of Organic Pollutants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wenbin Liu

and

Chunci Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9068 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; POPs; emerging contaminants; sediment contaminants; soil contaminants; water pollutants; air pollution; industrial emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Small-Molecule Inhibitors: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and Biological Activities

edited by

Saiyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9021 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Devices

edited by

Sudeshna Chandra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9015 | 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)

Advances in Coordination Chemistry 2.0

edited by Juan Niclós-Gutiérrez and

Miquel Barceló-Oliver

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9001 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis strategies for novel coordination compounds; coordination compounds with tailor-made ligands for specific applications; coordination compounds with multitopic ligands; single crystal XRD-structures and dimensionality of metal complexes; metal organic frameworks and its applications; molecular recognition in mixed-ligand metal complexes; at molecular and/or supra-molecular levels; model metal complexes from the bioinorganic frontier of biological chemistry; DFT and other theoretical approaches for interligand interactions in metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Tea Processing and Flavor Research

edited by

Zhonghua Liu

Liang Zhang

and

Yongquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8933 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing theory and technology; six types of tea; flavor chemistry; flavor analysis; aroma and flavor perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Flavours and Fragrances)

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

edited by

Ilya G. Shenderovich

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8486 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Plant-Sourced Natural Compounds as Anticancer Agents

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8162 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; anticancer activity; phytotherapy; drug discovery; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation

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

Featured Reviews in Applied Chemistry 2.0

edited by

Teobald Kupka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7923 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Recent Progress in Organophosphorus Chemistry

edited by

Jean-Luc Montchamp

and

Karen R. Winters

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7731 | Submission Open

Keywords: phosphorus; catalysis; methodology; synthesis; materials; bioactivity; ligand; asymmetric; chirality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Countercurrent Chromatography (CCC/CPC) as Versatile Separation ‘Tool-Box’ in the Field of Natural Product Recovery

edited by

Gerold Jerz

and

João Henrique G. Lago

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7567 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCC and CPC in natural product recovery (all biological sources); recovery protocols and strategies for high value natural products; bio-assay-guided isolation procedures; off-line or on-line hyphenation to mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); two-dimensional CCC or CPC (heart-cutting); or CCC/CPC x GC x LC-MS; polarity-modifying additives; chiral additives for enantiomer/ epimer separations; use of natural deep eutectic solvent systems (NADES); software based prediction of natural product separations; aqueous-two-phase-systems (ATPS); ion exchange and ion-pair chromatography (IP); green solvent systems for CCC/CPC; new CCC/CPC column and centrifuge designs for improved natural product recovery

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

Development of Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Lin Ju

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7532 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo/electrocatalytic mechanism studies; photo/electrocatalyst design; single atom catalyst; artificial photosynthesis; water splitting; N2 reduction reaction; NOx reduction reaction; CO2 reduction reaction; heterojunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Research and Application of Food By-Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Renata Różyło

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7508 | Submission Open

Keywords: food byproducts; waste material; food processing; chemical analysis; molecular analysis; bioactive compounds; anti-nutritional substances; physical properties; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Nucleoside and Nucleotide Analogues: Chemical Synthesis and Applications

edited by Satu Mikkola, Pasi Virta and

Tuomas Lönnberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7486 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleoside analogues; nucleic acids; interactions; detection; synthesis; reaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Thermodynamics of Organic Materials

edited by

Carlos Lima

and

Ana Rita Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7237 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical thermodynamics; phase equilibrium; molecular structure and energetics; supramolecular chemistry; aromatic interactions; electronic correlation; organic semiconductors; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Exclusive Papers of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in “Materials Chemistry”

edited by

Baljinder Kandola

Margarita Popova

and

Abhishek K. Mishra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7235 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomaterials; hybrid materials; core– shell materials; thin films; self-assembling systems; hydrogels; sensors and biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

The Gaseous Neurotransmitter Nitric Oxide: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders

edited by

Nikolaos Pitsikas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7101 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitric oxide; biological targets; pharmacology; neuropsychiatric disorders; neurodegenerative disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

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

edited by

Jin Niu

Nannan Guo

Yaxin Chen

and Juzhe Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6992 | 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)

Phytochemistry and Biological Activity Perspectives of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Nour Eddine Es-Safi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6970 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural products; bioactive compounds; extraction; eco-extraction; isolation; bioguided isolation; characterization; synthesis; biological properties; bioavailability; toxicity; industrial application

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

Probing Pharmacological and Biological Performance of Synthetic and Natural Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Chia-che Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6866 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and synthetic compounds; aging; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic syndromes; inflammation; oxidative stress; regulated cell death

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

Study on the Bioactive Compounds from Plant Extraction

edited by

Yilin You

and

Tingting Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6681 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant extraction; methods for extracting and identifying; absorption and metabolism; functional evaluation and molecular mechanism

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

Advances in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6654 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum mechanical calculations; molecular dynamic modeling; QM/MM; reaction mechanism; structure and reactivity; spectral properties; protein– protein interaction; protein– ligand interaction; covalent bonding and noncovalent interaction; drug design

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

Modern Trends of Biocatalysis in Organic Chemistry and Enzyme Engineering–2nd Edition

edited by

Gang Xu

and

Yi Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6541 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme engineering; biocatalytic promiscuity; enzyme immobilization; directed evolution; biocatalysis; enzymatic reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Multiconfigurational and DFT Methods Applied to Chemical Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Adriana Dinescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6133 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational chemistry; density functional theory; exchange– correlation functionals; multiconfiguration self-consistent field; multireference configuration interaction; multireference coupled cluster theory; near-degenerate electron configurations; excited state electron configurations; dynamic electron correlation

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

Heterocyclic Compounds for Drug Design and Drug Discovery

edited by Susana M. M. Lopes and

Maria Isabel L. Soares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6122 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; medicinal chemistry; drug design; drug discovery; biological activity; natural compounds; synthetic products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

edited by

Siyi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5923 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized nanomaterials; functionalized strategies; compositions; nanostructures; energy storage; sensing; environmental remediation; catalytic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Advances in Functional Organic Dye Chemistry

edited by

Agostina-Lina Capodilupo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5854 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic dyes; organic semiconductors; photonic organic crystals; organic emissive materials; organic electrochromic materials; organic electrofluorochromic materials; molecular sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Colorants)

Recent Advances in Cannabis and Hemp Research

edited by

Arjun H. Banskota

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5852 | 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)

Materials in Fuel Cell: Design and Electrochemical Application

edited by Zetian Tao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5825 | Submission Open

Keywords: cathode materials; catalytic activity; electrochemical performance; operation durability; microstructure; DFT calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Exploring Bioactive Organic Compounds for Drug Discovery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wing-Leung Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5589 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; bioactivity evaluation; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; chemical biology; natural products; lead compounds and pharmacophores; molecular design and organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Gemini Surfactants for Medical and Non-medical Applications

edited by

Bogumil E. Brycki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5481 | Submission Open

Keywords: gemini surfactants; antimicrobials; corrosion inhibitors; biocorrosion; bio-application; drug delivery; gene therapy; biomaterial surface modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Nutritional Properties, Sensory Profile and Bioactive Components of Food, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Bellumori

and

Lorenzo Cecchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5392 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; bioactive compounds; sensory characteristics; food composition; functional food ingredients; all connected topics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

A New Perspective on the Determination and Removal of Pollutants in the Environment

edited by

Urszula Kotowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5300 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; toxic metals; wastewater; natural environment; determination methods; phytoremediation; adsorption; microplastic; toxicity; environmental risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

In Silico Methods Applied in Drug and Pesticide Discovery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Borota

and

Simona Funar-Timofei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5175 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular modeling of small and complex molecules/macromolecules; homology modeling; molecular docking; virtual screening; ADME-tox; ligand- and structure-based pharmacophore modeling; QSAR/QSPR models; drug/pesticide design

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

Direct Injection Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Food Applications

edited by

Franco Biasioli

, Jonathan Beauchamp,

Patrick Silcock

and

Vittorio Capozzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: direct injection mass spectrometry; volatile organic compounds; flavor compounds; proton transfer reaction– mass spectrometry; chemical ionization– mass spectrometry; ambient mass spectrometry; food; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Novel Catalytic Materials and Underlying Reaction Mechanisms for Air Purification and CO₂ Conversion

edited by Xinbo Zhu and

Zijian Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5072 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 conversion; CO2 utilization; CO; VOCs; NOx

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Analytical Chemistry in Asia

edited by

Makoto Tsunoda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4908 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; Asia; HPLC; sample preparation; bioanalysis; mass spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Development and Application of Green Chemical Pesticides from Natural Sources

edited by

Jinda Wang

and Ran Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4781 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived products; microorganisms; pest control; plant disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Cyclization Reactions in Organic Synthesis: Recent Developments

edited by

Ana L. Cardoso

and

Maria Isabel L. Soares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4729 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclization reactions; radical cyclization; cascade reaction; asymmetric cyclization; cycloaddition reactions; carbocyclic compounds; heterocyclic compounds; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Raman Spectroscopy Analysis: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Malvina Orkoula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4646 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman microscopy and imaging; polymorphic forms in pharmacy; pharmaceutical finished products; cosmetics; biosimilars; stability of APIs and excipients; interaction between APIs and excipients; counterfeit identification; reverse engineering in pharmacy; tissue analysis; bone analysis; cartilage analysis; at-line; in-line

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Hydrogels: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Li-Ming Zhang

and Fei Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4533 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; preparations; characterization; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Exclusive Contributions by the Editorial Board Members (EBMs) of the Inorganic Chemistry Section of Molecules 2024

edited by

Giuseppe Cavallaro

Athanassios C. Tsipis

and

Carla Bazzicalupi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4387 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination chemistry; main-group chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; organometallic compounds; solid-state chemistry; inorganic cluster chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Molecular Approaches to Drug Discovery and Development

edited by

Spyridon Mourtas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular approaches; molecular mechanisms; molecular rearrangements; liquid- and solid-phase synthesis; organic molecules; peptides; drugs; chemical modifications; organic synthesis; nano-drugs; synthetic drug delivery systems; targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Featured Review Papers in Bioorganic Chemistry 2024

edited by

Naresh Kumar

and

Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4333 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorganic chemistry; enzyme inhibitors; biocatalysis; biosynthesis; immunochemical techniques; membrane chemistry; peptides chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Advanced Carbon Nanomaterials and Their Applications

edited by

Jingang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4243 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based nanomaterials; carbon-based structural materials; theoretical calculation; multifunctional composites; nanographene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Development of Small Molecules to Fight Cancer—2nd Edition

edited by

Giulia Bononi

and

Carlotta Granchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4075 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; anti-cancer drugs; natural products; synthetic compounds; synthesis; biological evaluation; cancer treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Insights toward the Development of New Drugs

edited by

Fedora Grande

and

Giuseppina Ioele

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4001 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and synthetic compounds; drug design and synthesis; molecular docking and dynamic simulations; structure-activity relationships; target validation; biological evaluation; drug stability; protective systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine

edited by

Nefeli Lagopati

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3896 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biomaterials; synthesis; characterization; diagnosis; treatment; cytotoxicity; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

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