Editorial Board for section 'Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules'
- Molecular Structure and Dynamics Section
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Section
- Molecular Medicine Section
- Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules Section
- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Section
- Chemical Biology Section
- Cellular Biochemistry Section
- Biological Factors Section
- Biological and Bio- Materials Section
- Enzymology Section
- Molecular Genetics Section
- Molecular Biology Section
- Molecular Biomarkers Section
- Molecular Reproduction Section
- Molecular Biophysics Section
- Biomacromolecules: Proteins Section
- Biomacromolecules: Lipids Section
- Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates Section
- Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids Section
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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
1. Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
3. Ministry of Education (MoE) Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
Interests: novel therapeutic antibodies development; venom-based peptide & natural biomolecule prototype drugs development; cancer biomarkers & immunotherapy markers discovery for prognostic and therapeutic validation
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2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
3. Ministry of Education (MoE) Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
Interests: novel therapeutic antibodies development; venom-based peptide & natural biomolecule prototype drugs development; cancer biomarkers & immunotherapy markers discovery for prognostic and therapeutic validation
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: wound healing; tissue remodelling; mast cells; progeotlycans; glycosaminoclycans; biomaterials; tissue engineering & regeneration
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Interests: wound healing; tissue remodelling; mast cells; progeotlycans; glycosaminoclycans; biomaterials; tissue engineering & regeneration
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Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique, Université d’Orléans-CNRS, UMR 7311 BP 6759, CEDEX 2, 45067 Orléans, France
Interests: chemistry of natural products; analytical methods; HPLC; LC-MS; polyphenols; ethnopharmacology; history of pharmacy
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Interests: chemistry of natural products; analytical methods; HPLC; LC-MS; polyphenols; ethnopharmacology; history of pharmacy
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Organic Chemistry Section, Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: design and chemical synthesis of AMPs (Polymyxin B) and peptidomimetics; β-Lactam antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; gram-negative bacterial infections
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Interests: design and chemical synthesis of AMPs (Polymyxin B) and peptidomimetics; β-Lactam antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; gram-negative bacterial infections
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Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, V.le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug design; enzyme inhibitors; heme oxygenase-1 inhibitors; nitric oxide inhibitors; heme oxygenase-1 inducers; antitumor drugs; imidazole; receptor ligands; hybrid compounds
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug design; enzyme inhibitors; heme oxygenase-1 inhibitors; nitric oxide inhibitors; heme oxygenase-1 inducers; antitumor drugs; imidazole; receptor ligands; hybrid compounds
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Department of Biotechnology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant melatonin biosynthesis; transgenic plants; serotonin N-acetyltransferase; herbicide resistance
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Interests: plant melatonin biosynthesis; transgenic plants; serotonin N-acetyltransferase; herbicide resistance
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1. State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
2. Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
Interests: animal venom peptides; scorpion toxins; ion channels; Mrgprs; antiviral peptides
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2. Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
Interests: animal venom peptides; scorpion toxins; ion channels; Mrgprs; antiviral peptides
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: analgesic peptides; antimicrobial peptides; cell-penetrating peptides; viral fusion inhibitors; anticancer peptides
Interests: analgesic peptides; antimicrobial peptides; cell-penetrating peptides; viral fusion inhibitors; anticancer peptides
NemaLab-ICAAM, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Évora, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: plant nematology; plant pathology (phytopathology); forest pathology; biological control; phytochemistry
Interests: plant nematology; plant pathology (phytopathology); forest pathology; biological control; phytochemistry
Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/O, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: chemistry of natural substance; spectroscopy; biosynthesis; structure activity relationships
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Interests: chemistry of natural substance; spectroscopy; biosynthesis; structure activity relationships
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Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Interests: chemical and synthetic biology of natural products through streptomyces genome mining; artificial chromosome engineering; synthetic cell factory designing
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Interests: chemical and synthetic biology of natural products through streptomyces genome mining; artificial chromosome engineering; synthetic cell factory designing
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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Ufa Institute of Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa 450054, Russia
Interests: plant productivity; phytohormones; plant growth promoting bacteria; bacterial metabolites; plant-microorganism interaction
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Interests: plant productivity; phytohormones; plant growth promoting bacteria; bacterial metabolites; plant-microorganism interaction
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CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13013 Marseille, France
Interests: mycotoxins; fungal metabolites; antimicrobial; anticancer; antinflammatory; antioxidant
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Interests: mycotoxins; fungal metabolites; antimicrobial; anticancer; antinflammatory; antioxidant
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Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 100 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: experimental anticancer chemotherapy; anticancer drug design; antineoplastic metallodrugs; antimicrobials; ethnopharmacology; phytopharmacology; targeted drug delivery systems; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; pharmacokinetics; natural product chemistry
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Interests: experimental anticancer chemotherapy; anticancer drug design; antineoplastic metallodrugs; antimicrobials; ethnopharmacology; phytopharmacology; targeted drug delivery systems; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; pharmacokinetics; natural product chemistry
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School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Room 901C, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: designing and synthesis of biologically active molecules to treat cancer; malaria, pain; infection; oxidative stress and inflammatory diseases; designing and synthesis of bioactive natural products and pharmaceutically important small molecules; designing and synthesis of ‘nanoparticles’ and ‘molecular umbrella’ for drug delivery and other application e.g. synthesis of biologically active steroid dimers and macrocyclic polyamines for drug delivery
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Interests: designing and synthesis of biologically active molecules to treat cancer; malaria, pain; infection; oxidative stress and inflammatory diseases; designing and synthesis of bioactive natural products and pharmaceutically important small molecules; designing and synthesis of ‘nanoparticles’ and ‘molecular umbrella’ for drug delivery and other application e.g. synthesis of biologically active steroid dimers and macrocyclic polyamines for drug delivery
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Interests: mitochondria; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants
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Interests: mitochondria; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants
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1. School of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, UK
2. Centre for Natural Products Discovery, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: elucidating the effects of medicinal plants; natural products on skin conditions; herb-drug interactions; advanced techniques to the analysis and biological effects of complex natural products
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2. Centre for Natural Products Discovery, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: elucidating the effects of medicinal plants; natural products on skin conditions; herb-drug interactions; advanced techniques to the analysis and biological effects of complex natural products
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Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Interests: porphyrins; tetrapyrroles; protein-cofactor interactions; photodynamic therapy; hemes; photosynthesis; biosynthesis; photo-theranostics; photo-remediation
Interests: porphyrins; tetrapyrroles; protein-cofactor interactions; photodynamic therapy; hemes; photosynthesis; biosynthesis; photo-theranostics; photo-remediation
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical Univesrity of Białystok, Bialystok, Poland
Interests: oxidative stress and its consequences in various pathological conditions in humans (tick diseases, RA, skin diseases, cancer, hypertension); animal models and cell cultures; modification of the structure and function of phospholipids metabolites; proteins involved in metabolic processes
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Interests: oxidative stress and its consequences in various pathological conditions in humans (tick diseases, RA, skin diseases, cancer, hypertension); animal models and cell cultures; modification of the structure and function of phospholipids metabolites; proteins involved in metabolic processes
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Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: food chemistry; infrared spectroscopy; food biochemistry; food science; plant physiology; antioxidants; polyphenols; anthocyanins; high-pressure liquid chromatography
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Interests: food chemistry; infrared spectroscopy; food biochemistry; food science; plant physiology; antioxidants; polyphenols; anthocyanins; high-pressure liquid chromatography
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Department of Pharmaceuticals Sciences (DISFARM), University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: medicinal chemistry; hydrogen sulfide releasing compounds; antimalarials; anti-leishmaniasis agents; anticancer compounds; drug discovery; natural compounds derivatives; alkaloids derivatives; quinolizidine derivatives; structure-activity relationship
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Interests: medicinal chemistry; hydrogen sulfide releasing compounds; antimalarials; anti-leishmaniasis agents; anticancer compounds; drug discovery; natural compounds derivatives; alkaloids derivatives; quinolizidine derivatives; structure-activity relationship
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Department of Microbiology/Biotechnology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Faculty of Science, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076Tübingen, Germany
Interests: natural products biosynthesis; genome mining for novel natural products; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; genetic manipulation of actinomycetes strains; self-resistance mechanims of producer strains
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Interests: natural products biosynthesis; genome mining for novel natural products; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; genetic manipulation of actinomycetes strains; self-resistance mechanims of producer strains
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Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA
Interests: terpenoids; chemical ecology; chemical signals; impact of chemical cues and roles in ecosystem; plant, insect and microbe communication; the functional role of semiochemicals in ecology; allelochemicals; pheromones; volatile molecules
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Interests: terpenoids; chemical ecology; chemical signals; impact of chemical cues and roles in ecosystem; plant, insect and microbe communication; the functional role of semiochemicals in ecology; allelochemicals; pheromones; volatile molecules
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: bioactive food compounds; inflammation
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Interests: bioactive food compounds; inflammation
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Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
Interests: drought stress; abiotic stress; abscisic acid; plant hormones; stress signaling; transcription factors
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Interests: drought stress; abiotic stress; abscisic acid; plant hormones; stress signaling; transcription factors
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1. Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Campus of Cartuja, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
2. Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ‘José Mataix’, Biomedical Research Center, University of Granada, Avda del Conocimiento sn., 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
Interests: antioxidants; natural product chemistry; antioxidant activity; phytochemicals; lipids; lipid oxidation
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2. Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ‘José Mataix’, Biomedical Research Center, University of Granada, Avda del Conocimiento sn., 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
Interests: antioxidants; natural product chemistry; antioxidant activity; phytochemicals; lipids; lipid oxidation
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Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Wilhelmstrasse 20, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Interests: plant bioactives; host–diet interactions; inflammation; epigenetics; xenobiotic metabolism; stress response; energy metabolism; microbiota; aging
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Interests: plant bioactives; host–diet interactions; inflammation; epigenetics; xenobiotic metabolism; stress response; energy metabolism; microbiota; aging
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Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
Interests: modeling and treatment of vascular diseases using stem cells; development of multifunctional biomimetic nanoparticles; development of a human blood-brain barrier-on-a-chip; mechanistic relationship of blood-brain barrier disruption and neurodegenerative diseases
Interests: modeling and treatment of vascular diseases using stem cells; development of multifunctional biomimetic nanoparticles; development of a human blood-brain barrier-on-a-chip; mechanistic relationship of blood-brain barrier disruption and neurodegenerative diseases
