Marine Chemoecology for Drug Discovery
A section of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Section Information
This section of Marine Drugs welcomes marine chemoecological studies with strong relevance to marine natural product and drug discovery.
Scope:
- Chemical ecology of marine organisms and marine drug discovery
- Chemical interactions between marine organisms and their environment
- Marine microbial interactions with each other and their environment
- Ecological effects on marine natural product biosynthesis
- Chemical defenses of marine organisms and their natural products
- Evolution of marine organisms and their natural products
- Impacts of environment changes and ocean acidification on marine ecosystem and marine natural product production
- Marine biological diversity and drug discovery
- Marine chemical diversity and drug discovery
- Marine-derived antifoulants
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Molecular Metabolisms and Regulations of Marine Algae (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Marine Algal Chemical Ecology 2024 (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Research on Marine Antimicrobial Peptides (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Defying the Odds: Innate Immunity in Invertebrates Living in Deep-Sea Extreme Environments (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds from Marine Invertebrates (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Genome Mining and Discovery of Marine Novel Antibiotics (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advances in Secondary Metabolites from Mangrove Holobiont (Deadline: 1 November 2025)
- Marine Natural Products with Anti-Prostate Cancer Activity (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Marine Compounds as Inhibitors (Deadline: 1 December 2025)
- Biologically Active Compounds from Marine Invertebrates 2025 (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Bio-Active Components from Marine Sponge (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
