Discovery, Synthesis and Mechanism of Marine Drugs for Treating Cancer
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry of Marine Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 585
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug discovery and development; medicinal chemistry; synthesis; structural modification; anti-tumor activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cancer is a significant health problem globally. Marine biology, as one of the richest sources of natural products, with different types of skeletons, offers numerous opportunities for the development of new anti-tumor drugs. Recently, a number of novel anti-tumor drugs have been obtained from marine sources or prepared by synthesis/semi-synthesis from bioactive marine products. The synthesis and structural modification of lead compounds further enhance opportunities for the discovery of anti-tumor drugs.
Therefore, this Special Issue will explore the synthesis and structural modification of potent active marine drugs in vitro and in vivo. Studies related to the discovery of marine anticancer drugs, as well as the target and mechanism of action, are welcome.
Dr. Lijun Wang
Dr. Chuanlong Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anti-tumor drugs
- total synthesis
- structural optimization
- modification
- mechanism
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