Natural Products from Soft Corals and Their Associated Microbes
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 2368
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soft corals have attracted significant attention due to their rich structural diversity and remarkable bioactive compounds. Over the years, a multitude of secondary metabolites—such as terpenoids, steroids, and quinones—have been discovered in these organisms and their associated microbes, demonstrating a wide range of biological activities including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiviral effects. This Special Issue focuses on novel structures and bioactive compounds derived from marine soft corals and their symbiotic microorganisms, offering researchers the opportunity to publish original work on topics including novel compound discovery, biosynthesis pathways, synthetic derivatives based on marine natural products, bioactivity evaluation, chemical ecology, and pharmacological mechanisms.
Dr. Ming-Zhi Su
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soft corals
- soft coral-associated microbes
- marine natural products
- synthetic derivatives based on marine natural products
- biosynthesis pathways
- bioactivity
- chemical ecology
- pharmacological mechanism
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