Biological Activity and Applications of Natural Compounds

Dear Colleagues,

Natural compounds, also known as secondary metabolites, obtained from terrestrial or marine species, are a research focal point, both from the point of view of isolation and structural characterization of new molecules that can be valuable scaffolds, as well as from the point of view of applications of these molecules in the pharmaceutical (e.g., to treat cancer, cardiovascular and infectious), food (e.g. as additive), cosmetic (e.g. as proposal of smart-aging), and environmental industries, among others.

As Guest Editors of this Special Issue of Applied Sciences “Biological Activity and Applications of Natural Compounds”, we invite you to provide original research contributions, as well as review articles, related with pure and completely characterized secondary metabolites from plants, seaweed, and sponges. Specifically, this issue will focus on the potential of these metabolites as therapeutic agents (due to their in vitro and in vivo antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-neurodegenerative, antimicrobial, and anti-aging activities) as well as environmental health agents and nutraceuticals.

We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Ana M. L Seca
Prof. Dr. Laila M. Moujir
Prof. Dr. Farukh Sharopov
Guest Editors

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