Molecules

Synthesis and Evaluation of Biologically Active Compounds from Heterocycles Class

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16117 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; five- or six-membered heterocycles; fused heterocycles; synthetic methodologies; biological evaluation; medicinal chemistry; drug design; molecular modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Naturally Inspired Molecules as Inhibitors in Drug Discovery

edited by

Alessandra Bisi

and

Federica Belluti

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4869 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; drug design; privileged structures; enzyme inhibition; bioactive compounds; bioinspired compounds; structure– activity relationship (SAR); biological activity; organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Marine Natural Products in Food Chemistry

edited by

Sónia Barroso

and

Joaquina Pinheiro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3515 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine resources; natural products; bioactive compounds; food chemistry; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Spectroscopy and Chromatography in Food and Environmental Analysis

edited by

Fei Shen

and

Shuxiang Fan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; chromatography; food analysis; environmental analysis; mass spectrometry; environmental pollutant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Isolation, Analysis, and Application of Characteristic Compounds from Natural Product and Synthesis of Their Analogue

edited by

Ki-Teak Lee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; isolation; quantitative analysis; identification; chemical and enzymatic modification; physico-chemical properties

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

Recent Progress in the Preparation of Novel Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda

and

Suresh Maddila

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: green synthesis; one-pot reactions; N-heterocycles; O-heterocycles; MCRs; biological applications; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Food Nutrition: Identification and Biological Activity

edited by

Dongxu Wang

and

Guijie Chen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; polyphenols; bioactive peptides; dietary fiber; nutritional value; chronic diseases; inflammation; gut health; food processing; food nutrition

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

Advanced Analytical Techniques in Food Analysis

edited by

Irene Dini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopic methods; validation; automated analytical methods; metrological approach; PCR; enzymatic methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

State of the Art and Prospects for Deep Eutectic Solvents

edited by Wei Jiang and Dechao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids; extraction; catalysis; adsorption; conversion; theoretical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Liquids)

Recent Advances in Raman Spectroscopy Analysis: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Malvina Orkoula

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | 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)

Detection and Analysis of Chemical Pollutants in Food

edited by

Zhiyong Zhao

and

Ailiang Chen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection; chemical pollutants; food; instrumental analysis; immunoassay; sensor assay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Polysaccharides: Isolations, Identifications and Applications

edited by Rafael Barros Gomes Câmara and

Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive polysaccharides; polysaccharide-based biomaterials; biotechnological application; bioinformatics; chitin and chitosan; glycosaminoglycans; neutral polysaccharides; acid polysaccharides

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

Novel Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by Haoyan Cheng and

Hao Hu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biomedicine; synthesis; characterization; applications; fabrication; optical properties; electrical properties; magnetic properties; mechanical properties; nanoscience; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Asymmetric Synthesis, Chiral Amplification/Enrichment, and Bioactive Chiral Compound Investigation

edited by Huajie Zhu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: chiral bioactive compounds; absolute configuration; chiral amplification or/and enrichment; asymmetric synthesis; chiral drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Synthesis and Applications of Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings

edited by Krasimir Vasilev and Andrew Hayles

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; nanomaterials; coatings; infections; drug delivery; antifouling; nanoparticles; nanostructures; bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Flavonoid Compounds: Separation, Characterization and Possible Medical Applications

edited by

Dusanka Kitic

, Bojana Miladinović and

Katarina Šavikin

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavonoids; secondary plant metabolites; polyphenols; isolation; separation; impact on human health

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

Greener Things: New Discoveries in Biofuels and Biolubricants

edited by

Xiang Wang

,

Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

and

Xiaowei Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; biolubricants; green and sustainable manner; catalysis; production research and development; bioconversion and biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Sulfur-Containing Compounds: Synthesis and Applications

edited by Zhiguo Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: new sulfur-containing reagents; sulfur-containing compounds; environmentally friendly sulfur-containing reagents; sulfur-containing photocatalyst; sulfur-containing polymer; sulfur-containing material; sulfur-containing catalyst

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Natural Minerals and Biomass for Environment/Energy Photocatalysis

edited by

Xiazhang Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural mineral; biomass material; nanocomposite; photocatalysis; environmental catalysis; energy catalysis; CO2 reduction; VOC degradation; biomass conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Computational Materials Chemistry: Methods and Applications

edited by Cong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular modeling; materials design; molecular dynamics (MD); quantum mechanics (QM); density functional theory (DFT); machine learning

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

Research and Application of Plant Sourced Polysaccharides

edited by

Xiaolong Ji

and

Xin Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14729 | Submission Open

Keywords: polysaccharide; characterization; structure; physiochemical properties; functional activity

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

Harnessing Plant Metabolites: Toward a One Health Approach

edited by

Mansour Sobeh

,

Kuniyoshi Shimizu

and

Mohamed El-Shazly

submission deadline 22 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

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

Natural Products as a Promising Anticancer Agent: Chemical and Pharmacological Mechanisms

edited by Jiaolin Bao and Guosheng Wu

submission deadline 22 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; anticancer; pharmacological effects; mechanism of action

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

Indoles as Promising Scaffold for Drug Discovery: Synthesis, Bioactivities and Applications

edited by Qiuqin He

submission deadline 22 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: indole derivatives; drug design; synthetic methodologies; process chemistry; biological activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Discovery of New Functional Foods with Bioactive Compounds

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9903 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; functional ingredients; efficacy and safety testing; antioxidants; health benefits; innovative processing technologies; natural extracts; polyphenols; bioactive peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Second Edition of Medicinal Chemistry in Asia

edited by

Wei-dong Xie

and

Xiaowei Zeng

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5333 | Submission Open

Keywords: glucose and lipid-regulating drugs; immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory drugs; cardiovascular protective drugs; anticancer and antimicrobial drugs; gastrointestinal regulating drugs; nanomedicine and drug delivery system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Biomolecules from Plant and Animal Wastes: From Processing to Application in Food and Medicine II

edited by

Dana Maria Copolovici

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5216 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant waste; animal waste; biomolecules; extraction; analytical techniques; green synthesis; health; natural products; peptides and proteins; phytochemicals; in vitro experiments; in vivo experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Advanced Functional Materials: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Ruijin Yu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional materials; functional nanomaterials; environmental materials; structural characterization; fluorescence property; photoelectric property; electrical property; medical application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Medicinal Plants and Industrial Crops: Phytochemistry and Metabolic Diseases II

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological biochemistry; plant chemistry; molecular biology and genetics; structure and bioactivities of phytochemicals; molecular genetics and genomics; protein biochemistry and proteomics; chemistry and bioactive products; medicinal plants for high bio-mass yield and phytochemical content; medicinal plants and diseases; ecological and geographical information system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Effect of Culinary Processes on the Antioxidant Capacity of Foods

edited by

Marìa Soledad Prats Moya

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooking; HPLC; CG; antioxidants; Maillard reaction; browning compounds; volatiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Development and Challenges in Engineering the Electronic Structure of Nanostructured Catalysts

edited by

Haifeng Zhang

and

Bolin Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured catalysts; electronic structure; sustainable technologies; nanoparticles; nanocomposites; single-atoms; single-atom alloys; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Synthesis, Characterization and Specific Antimicrobial and Photodegradation Properties of Azines

edited by

Jacek Nycz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic activity; synthesis and reactivity; spectroscopy; reaction mechanism; structural and spectroscopic characterization; electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Computational Studies of Efficient and Sustainable Catalysis for Materials Synthesis

edited by Yijing Gao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysts design; high-throughput screening; reaction mechanism; diffusion; multiscale simulation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Extraction, Separation and Identification of Compounds from Natural Sources

edited by

Mohamed L. Ashour

,

Nawal M. Al Musayeib

and

Fadia S. Youssef

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 47 articles | Viewed by 84594 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural sources; marine organisms; medicinal plants; essential oils; LC-MS (liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry); GC-MS (gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry); Structural elucidation; NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance); molecular docking

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

Natural Products in Asia

edited by

Yasuyoshi Miyata

,

Won Sup Lee

,

Dehai Li

,

Natthida Weerapreeyakul

and

Kittisak Likhitwitayawuid

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 26 articles | Viewed by 72639 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; extracts; combination therapy; drug delivery system; molecular mechanism; natural compounds; isolation and structure elucidation; natural product synthesis; natural product analysis; chemometric analysis; structure-activity relationship; biological activity

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

Hierarchical Assembly and Micro-/Nano-Structured Liquid Crystal Soft Materials toward Novel Applications beyond Display

edited by

Haifeng Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 19 articles | Viewed by 31143 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal materials; liquid crystal polymer; liquid crystal network; liquid crystal elastomer; liquid crystal block copolymer; polymer-dispersed liquid crystal; polymer-stabilized; liquid crystal; liquid crystal actuator; liquid crystal photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives and Their Applications

edited by

Agnieszka Ewa Wiącek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 20 articles | Viewed by 28274 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitosan; chitin/chitosan-based systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Drug Delivery Effects of Nanocarriers

edited by

Jia-You Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25522 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug; drug delivery; nanomedicine; nanocarrier; nanoparticle; targeting; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Feature Papers in Chemical Biology—Edition of 2022-2023

edited by

Alejandro Samhan-Arias

and

Carmen Sanmartín

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 15 articles | Viewed by 24010 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Drug Delivery Systems Based on Polysaccharides

edited by

Marcel Popa

and

Leonard Ionut Atanase

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21623 | Submission Open | Printed Edition available

Keywords: polysaccharides; polysaccharide derivatives; hydrogels; micro- and nanoparticles (spheres and capsules); hybrid nanoparticles; functionalized nanoparticles for drug targeting; micelles based on amphiphilic polysaccharides; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Extraction, Analysis and Biological Activity Studies of Compounds from Natural Products

edited by

Junho Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20687 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; extraction; bioactivities; metabolic disorders; analytical data; phytoestrogens

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

Chemistry of Antiparasitic Drugs

edited by

Philippe M. Loiseau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20325 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemistry; antiparasitic drugs; drug design; chemical synthesis; in vitro and in vivo antiparasitic evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Molecular Targets and Mechanisms of Action of Anti-cancer Agents

edited by

Peramaiyan Rajendran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18887 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted therapy; conventional therapy; chemoprevention; molecular mechanism; molecular target; combinatorial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Molecules Targeting Inflammation Processes in Related Diseases

edited by

Raluca Maria Pop

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17931 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactive compounds; inflammation; chronic diseases; in vivo; in vitro

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

Natural Compounds: A Lead for Drug Discovery and Development

edited by

Dahong Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17067 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compound; drug lead; drug discovery and development; medicinal chemistry; lead optimization; biological evaluation; natural product chemistry; pharmaceutical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Fundamental Aspects of Chemical Bonding

edited by

Demeter Tzeli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15970 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical bonding; bonding analysis; calculations; interactions; MO analysis; VB analysis; electron localization function (ELF); quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM)

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

In Silico Methods Applied in Drug and Pesticide Discovery

edited by

Ana Borota

and

Simona Funar-Timofei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15585 | 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)

Natural Products and Biomolecules for Cosmetics Applications

edited by Jing Wang,

Kuan Chang

and Cheng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15582 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural compounds; biotech-derived molecules; natural-derived molecules; fermentation ingredients; biological activity; cosmetics; skin care; hair care

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

The Chemistry of Honey and Other Bee Products: Novel Applications and Quality

edited by

Soraia I. Falcão

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15293 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; food; cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications; beehive as a source of functional ingredients; health-promoting food; quality criteria and standards; botanical and geographical origin; target compounds for quality assessment; phenolic compounds

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

Essential Oils: From Extraction to Application

edited by

N. Hudz

,

Mariia Shanaida

and

Izabela Jasicka-Misiak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14180 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; volatile constituents; chemical characterization; chemotypes; herbal preparations; gas chromatography; biological activity; mode of action

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

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