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A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The Natural Products Section of the journal Molecules publishes original research and timely review articles on all aspects of natural product chemistry. The Section aims to increase our knowledge on the isolation, analytical characterization, chemical structure, biological activity, biosynthesis and the use of natural products for human benefit.
As a section of a chemical journal, all presented work must be clearly related to chemical knowledge, i.e. work on extracts or herbal preparations without characterization of chemical constituents will not be considered.
In particular (but not exclusively), this Section invites contributions that report on:
- Isolation and structure elucidation of new natural products
- Analytical characterization of natural products using state-of-the art methods
- Methods for quality control of herbal and other natural medicinal preparations or foodstuff
- Biological activity (pharmacology and toxicology) of natural products including in vitro and in vivo pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics
- Structure–activity studies of natural products and analogues
- Ethnomedicinal and ethnopharmacological studies with clear relation to the chemical constituents of the investigated material
- Studies on the biosynthesis of natural products
- Total or semi-synthesis of natural products and analogues
- Studies on chemical ecology and related aspects
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Natural Polysaccharides Research (Deadline: 30 June 2018)
- Artemisinin: Against Malaria, Cancer and Viruses (Deadline: 30 November 2017)
- Bioactive Natural Peptides As A Pipeline For Therapeutics (Deadline: 30 September 2017)
- Dietary Antioxidants: Evidence of Protective Effects against Chronic Disease (Deadline: 28 February 2018)
- Diversity of Terpenoids (Deadline: 15 November 2017)
- Essential Oils as Antimicrobial and Anti-infectious Agents (Deadline: 31 January 2018)
- Green Extraction of Natural Product: Innovative Techniques, Alternative Solvents and Original Procedures (Deadline: 31 October 2017)
- Natural Products Research in Australia and New Zealand (Deadline: 30 September 2017)
- Natural Products: Anticancer Potential and Beyond (Deadline: 15 December 2017)
- New Methodologies in Natural Product Analytics and Structure Elucidation (Deadline: 31 August 2017)
- Special Issue Dedicated to Late Professor Takuo Okuda, “Tannins and Related Polyphenols Revisited: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biological Activities” (Deadline: 31 March 2018)
- Special Issue in Honor of Professor Thomas James Simpson on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday (Deadline: 30 September 2017)
- Versatile Coumarins (Deadline: 15 August 2017)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Bioactive Compounds
- Natural Products as Leads or Drugs against Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Neuroprotection Mediated by Natural Products and Their Chemical Derivatives
- Recent Advances in Flavors and Fragrances
- Wine Chemistry
Papers Published
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