Natural Products: Sources and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 38726
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine biotechnology; halophyte plants; medicinal plants; natural products; marine biology; bioactive compounds
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Interests: natural products; medicinal plants; halophytes; biological activities; bioactive molecules; biotechnological applications; saline cultivation; in vitro propagation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nature has always been a source of products for humankind. Natural products have played a key role in drug discovery, in the development of new foods and feeds, and in the search for novel pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients, among other applications. In recent years, interest in natural products has been revitalized due to technological and scientific developments (such as improved analytical tools) that address previous challenges regarding screening, isolation, and characterization and open up new opportunities. Natural products continue to be an everlasting source of bioactive molecules and this Special Issue on “Natural Products: Sources and Applications” aims to provide researchers with an opportunity to publish studies on natural products in view of their vast potential biotechnological applications in all fields of science. Submissions from scientists and academics from across the world are welcome.
Dr. Catarina Guerreiro Pereira
Dr. Maria João Rodrigues
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- biological activities
- bioactive molecules
- commercial applications
- industrial applications
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