Advances in Medicinal Chemistry for Drug Discovery and Development

Dear Colleagues,

While remarkable progress has been made in combating many diseases, the global burden of cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and diabetes continues to grow. For these conditions, gaps in our understanding of pathogenesis, along with limitations in current medical technologies, continue to pose significant challenges. Thus, innovative approaches and novel next-generation drugs are urgently needed. Natural products and designed small heterocyclic molecules remain invaluable in this effort, forming the basis of most drugs used in clinical practice. We invite researchers to contribute original studies and insightful reviews that highlight breakthroughs, opportunities, and challenges in harnessing natural and designed molecules for drug discovery.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Discovery of novel natural and synthesized drug molecules;
• Structural determination of bioactive molecules;
• Advances in the application of established molecules in drug discovery;
• Computer-aided drug design and molecular modeling approaches;
• Structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies between molecules and their biological targets.

Dr. Suresh Narva
Guest Editor

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