Therapeutic Approaches of Natural Products in Health and Disease
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2025) | Viewed by 477
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug
Interests: synthesis; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; heterocyclic compounds; organic synthesis; hybrid molecules; nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; drug design
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Dear Colleagues,
Nature provides an endless supply of biologically active substances, making research into these compounds constantly relevant. This includes both, the discovery of new molecules and the evaluation of new biological activity of already known compounds. For centuries, people have used the benefits of nature in the areas they inhabited, both for food and medicinal purposes. Today, the accumulated knowledge about the benefits of natural products is reaching a much wider audience globally. Modern science allows studying the metabolism of compounds of natural origin at the cellular level, modifying natural molecules in order to obtain derivatives with better activity or lower toxicity, and conducting in-depth studies of a wide range of pharmacological effects.
This Special Issue aims to gather original research and review articles focused on pharmacological activities and the therapeutic potential of natural products. Applying a thorough methodology incorporating in vitro bioassays, and in vivo preclinical evaluations, this special issue elucidates the therapeutic advantages and underlying mechanisms of natural products, metabolites, and derivatives. Contributions that expand the understanding of the potential of these compounds and demonstrate their applications in medicine are encouraged. This special issue calls for interdisciplinary research addressing regulatory, ethical, and precision medicine challenges to advance therapeutic development
Dr. Mina Mihaylova Todorova
Dr. Stoyanka Atanasova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- bioactive compounds
- isolation
- analysis
- metabolism
- in vitro and in vivo experiments
- pharmacological activity
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