Advances on Marine Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2287
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine natural product; drug leads; pharmacological mechanism; marine microorganisms; cyanobacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on the investigation of novel and bioactive natural products from marine organisms. Marine organisms have proven to be a rich and powerful source of unimaginable natural products with novel chemical structures and unique pharmacological activities, which have already played a large role in drug development, and some will have good research prospects in the future. More than 70% of our planet’s surface is covered by oceans, and using technical advances in diving and remotely operated vehicles, it is becoming easier to collect samples. Marine organisms remain an excellent source of innovative compounds that have the potential for the development of new drugs.
This Special Issue will focus on advances in all aspects of marine natural lead compounds for drug discovery and development, including the following aspects:
- Structurally new and bioactive natural products from marine macro- and microorganisms;
- Structures and functions of marine biomacromolecules;
- Efficacy and pharmacological mechanisms of MNPs;
- Total synthesis, optimization or biosynthesis of bioactive or novel MNPs;
- Marine medicinal biological resources research.
Dr. Bin Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine natural products
- marine biomacromolecules
- marine bioactive compounds
- biosynthetic pathway
- pharmacological mechanism
- marine biological resources
- biological activity
- total synthesis
- structure–activity relationships
