Special Issue "COVID-19 and Marine Resources"
A special issue of COVID (ISSN 2673-8112).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2023 | Viewed by 644
Special Issue Editor
2. Center for Climate Change Research, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: marine collagen; marine chitin; chitosan; marine proteins; marine polysaccharides; drug discovery; biomineralization; biomaterials; marine invertebrates; corals; marine algae; marine fish proteomics; marine biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are currently experiencing the unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers from all around the world are working hard to understand this disease and its remedy. The full control of the impact of COVID-19 cannot rely solely on vaccines; therefore, effectual therapeutics are required, which could be used to fight related infections in the future more effectively. However, obtaining suitable resources for the pharmaceutical industries from land animal sources is complex, time-consuming, and expensive. Hence, marine sources are being researched and are found to be the most convenient and safest sources for obtaining useful components against different viruses, including coronaviruses. Another reason for favouring marine sources is the concern regarding the adverse inflammatory and immunologic responses and prevalence of various diseases among land animals, which cause health complications. From the current global perspective, the contribution of researchers working on marine natural compounds is very significant. Therefore, researchers in marine science are invited to submit original and advanced research findings regarding marine natural products with a potential efficacy against coronavirus and other related viruses. We welcome research articles, short communications, and comprehensive reviews. Potential topics include but are not limited to: marine components against coronaviruses, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Omicron variant, anti-SARS-COV-2 evaluations, spike proteins, marine proteins, medicinal chemistry, and marine invertebrates.
Dr. Azizur Rahman
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- COVID-19
- coronavirus
- SARS-COV-2
- Omicron
- marine resources
- marine proteins
- biominerals
- marine biotechnology
- marine biomaterials
- marine natural products
- marine sponges
- biomedical applications
- marine algae
- proteomics
