New Molecular Designs for Drugs including Potential Antibiotics

Dear Colleagues,

Living systems are the source of a diverse range of bioactive chemicals in many different ways. Naturally produced chemicals are of fundamental importance in biological systems and are used to mediate interactions across all levels of biological hierarchy. Natural products have also been the inspiration for semi-synthetic modifications, or as lead platforms for the synthesis of functional analogues targeted against specific receptors. Synthetic methodology allows the design and synthesis of completely new, yet active, “unnatural” structural types. Utilizing modern synthetic organic chemistry and “natural leads”, novel biologically active molecules can be developed for biological properties, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.

This Special Issue aims to cover a diverse range of synthetic and natural biologically active molecules for potential leads for drug discovery. Contributions from synthetic chemists, medicinal chemists, molecular biologists and pharmacologists are sought for this multi-disciplinary issue. In addition to manuscripts on the latest results, reviews are also encouraged.

Prof. Dr. David StC Black
Prof. Dr. Naresh Kumar
Guest Editors

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