Bioactive Natural Products: From Molecular Mechanisms to Biological Function
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editor
Interests: understanding how natural compounds modulate cellular functions; discovery of novel natural products/new promising plants sources; biological activity and therapeutic potential; omics-based and molecular docking to identify mechanisms of action and predict bioactivity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diseases such as cancer, degenerative diseases, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes are among the numerous global health issues that present challenges in modern medicine as it races to provide treatments. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy are just a few of the many factors that must be considered when choosing a drug candidate in the field of drug discovery.
This Special Issue presents recent advances in the research of bioactive natural products, focusing on how their molecular mechanisms translate into biological functions. The published papers will explore natural compounds from plants, microorganisms, marine species, and fungi, using biochemical and omics-based approaches to identify targets and clarify mechanisms such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer actions.
New natural sources, innovative extraction techniques, structural characterization, and the molecular mechanisms of new compounds will also be highlighted in this Special Issue. Contributions will demonstrate the continued importance of natural products as a rich source of therapeutic candidates and as powerful tools for understanding and modulating key biological pathways.
Dr. Noureddine El Aouad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products
- molecular mechanism
- biological activities
- drug discovery
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