Functions and Applications of Natural Products
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2024 | Viewed by 867
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive natural products; nutraceuticals; cosmeceuticals; pharmaceuticals
Interests: nutraceuticals; cosmeceuticals; functional materials; marine biofoods; marine drugs
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products are small molecules produced naturally by any organism including primary and secondary metabolites. Natural products have a wide range of possible applications, such as biomedicine and pharmacotherapy, and they can be useful in the treatment and management of various kinds of human diseases due to their outstanding biological properties. Moreover, bioactive compounds and pharmaceuticals derived from natural products have received increasing attention due to their considerable benefits for human health. This Special Issue will shape the future research direction of important natural products, as well as related bioactives. Our purpose is to feature high-quality, advanced research and knowledge contributed by various research groups working on natural products from all around the world. This Special Issue invites researchers to contribute reviews and original research reports of their recent work on the functional and medicinal properties of natural products.
This Special Issue will include recent advances in natural products with significant potential benefits for human health, including the following topics: natural products for preventing and managing human diseases; the importance of nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals derived from natural products for human health and skin aging; bioactivity and mechanism of action of natural products; new strategies of using natural drugs for promoting human health; biotechnology for yielding bioactive components from the natural products.
Dr. Seung-Hong Lee
Dr. Seon-Heui Cha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- biomedicine/phytomedicine
- biologically active extracts and compounds
- pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms of action
