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Medicinal Chemistry in Europe IV

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 1055

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Interests: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial; antibiotics; structure-activity relationships; bacteriocins; drug design; peptide engineering
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Medicinal Chemistry in Europe IV”, of the journal Molecules deals with the structure–activity relationship of all of the natural molecules of interest in a wide range of areas (microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology, immunology, cancerology, toxicology, etc.), from basic research to more applied clinical developments. Studies on molecules of a varied nature (i.e., peptides/proteins and organic compounds), size, and function—as well as molecular complexes—will be considered for publication in the Special Issue.

Scientists working on the various fields of medicinal chemistry from all over Europe are cordially invited to submit to this Special Issue.

Dr. Jean-Marc Sabatier
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Keywords

  • natural molecules
  • organic compounds
  • drug design
  • pharmacophores
  • peptides
  • proteins
  • carbohydrates
  • lipids
  • glycopeptides/glycoproteins
  • lipopeptides/lipoproteins
  • structure–function

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Direct Immersion–Solid Phase Microextraction for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Patients with Mood Disorders
by Magdalena Świądro-Piętoń, Dominika Dudek and Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny
Molecules 2024, 29(3), 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29030676 - 31 Jan 2024
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This article discusses a new method for monitoring drug concentrations in blood samples from patients with mood disorders. The method uses solid-phase microextraction to extract analytes directly from blood samples. It has been adapted to identify the most commonly used drugs in mood [...] Read more.
This article discusses a new method for monitoring drug concentrations in blood samples from patients with mood disorders. The method uses solid-phase microextraction to extract analytes directly from blood samples. It has been adapted to identify the most commonly used drugs in mood disorders, including amitriptyline, citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, duloxetine, venlafaxine, lamotrigine, quetiapine, olanzapine, and mirtazapine. The analysis is carried out using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy. The proposed DI-SPME/LC-MS method allows for a simple and quick screening analysis while minimizing the volume of the tested sample and solvent, in line with the principles of green analytical chemistry. The method was used to analyze 38 blood samples taken from patients with mood disorders, and drug concentrations were determined and compared with therapeutic and toxic dose ranges. This allowed for better control of the course of treatment. Full article
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