Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production
A section of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Section Information
This Section of Marine Drugs is open to receiving papers that report the application of advanced technologies to living organisms from marine resources in drug discovery and production.
Scope
- Conservation of marine resources and ecosystems in the sustainable exploration and production of marine drugs and bioproducts
- Genetic technologies in marine drug discovery and production
- Culture and engineering technologies of living organisms from marine resources in producing bioactive compounds and bioproducts
- Process and production technologies using living organisms from marine resources in marine bioproduct development and production
- Bioinformatic technologies applied to living organisms from marine resources for drug discovery and production
- Nano-biotechnologies applied to living organisms from marine resources for drug discovery and production
- Protein and other biomolecule research related to marine drug discovery and production
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Metabolic Engineering Strategy for Producing High-Value Products in Microalgae (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds from Marine Diatoms: Chemical Ecology and Their Biotechnological Potentials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Boosting Bioactive Substances of Marine Algae: An Omics Perspective (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Algal Cultivation for Obtaining High-Value Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Marine Proteins: Biological Activities and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Physiology-Driven Approaches to Harvesting and Extraction in Microalgae Biotechnology (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Marine Algal Biotechnology and Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Microalgae Cultures and Their Value in Nutraceutical/Cosmetic Industry (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Deep-Sea and Polar Enzymes for Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Bioprospecting of Marine Halophyte Plants (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Marine Extremophiles and Their Metabolites (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- High-Value-Added Resources Recovered from Marine By-Products (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Marine Carotenoids and Potential Therapeutic Benefits (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Innovations in Marine Algal Biotechnology: From Bioprocessing to Applications (Deadline: 1 September 2026)
- Proteomic Studies for the Identification and Characterization of Marine Bioactive Molecules, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Biosynthesis of Marine/Halophilic Microbial Natural Products (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable High-Value Applications of Marine Side Streams (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Cyanobacteria: From Discovery to Valorization (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Polysaccharides from Marine Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- International Summer School of Blue Biotechnology (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Computational and Experimental Advances in Bioactive Molecules from Marine Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Marine Microalgal and Macroalgal Bioactive Compounds: From Biosynthesis to Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Genome Mining and Discovery of Marine Bioactive Secondary Metabolites (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Enzymatic Degradation and Modification of Marine Polysaccharides (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Sustainable Approaches for the Biotechnological Development of Marine Microalgae-Derived Products (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
