Marine Natural Products as a Source of Therapeutics—Recent Trends
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: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 19
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Interests: cell culture; bioactivity; phytochemicals; extraction; chromatography; microbiology
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Dear Colleague,
The world's oceans provide a unique source of structurally diverse and physiologically active natural compounds, offering significant therapeutic promise. Innovative metabolites from marine organisms and pharmaceuticals derived from marine microorganisms have propelled the field of natural product drug development, while bioactive secondary metabolites continue to provide promising frameworks for antibacterial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory therapies.
With the proposed Issue title, we invite the submission of full-length articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and short communications. Relevant research areas include, but are not limited to, the following:
Novel metabolites from marine animals; medicines from marine microorganisms; marine bioactive secondary metabolites; the seabed as a source of antimicrobial drug; potential of marine fungi as a novel therapeutics; marine-derived peptides as source of antimicrobials; marine-associated medicines in recent therapeutics; marine actinobacteria as sources of antimicrobial or anticancer; marine-associated microbes as a new trend therapeutics; potential of marine-derived compounds in precision medicine, including personalized nutrition and targeted therapies; advanced extraction technologies, such as bioprocessing and fermentation, in improving the yield and purity of marine-derived compounds; therapeutic potential of marine-derived peptides, which are promising in treating various diseases, including cancer inflammation; discovery of novel antibiotics from marine microorganisms, such as actinomyces, which provide over 70% of naturally occurring antibiotics; anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites; discovery of marine-derived antibiotics: mechanistic pathways; targeted molecular interactions in marine natural products; precision molecular targets for compounds derived from the sea; molecular mechanisms and actions of marine microbial metabolites; deciphering marine therapeutics' molecular mechanisms; marine-derived compounds: molecular pharmacology; finding the target in marine natural medicines.
Dr. Komal Anjum
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine natural products
- marine-associated microbes
- antimicrobial drug
- antibiotics
- marine-derived peptides
- anti-inflammatory
- molecular pharmacology
- targeted therapies
- extraction
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