Omics Approaches in Marine Compound Discovery
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: omics technologies; marine natural discovery; bioactive compound; biosynthetic gene clusters; biosynthetic pathway; marine organisms; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Omics technologies have revolutionized marine drug discovery by significantly deepening our understanding of the complex biochemical networks and molecular mechanisms in marine organisms. Approaches such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics enable the comprehensive analysis of marine organisms' genetic and metabolic landscapes, providing new insights into the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds and their potential therapeutic applications.
This Special Issue will focus on how omics techniques are transforming marine drug discovery by uncovering the complex molecular processes that drive the production of bioactive natural products in marine organisms. The goal is to explore how high-throughput sequencing, gene expression profiling, and metabolic profiling can be utilized to identify novel bioactive molecules, unravel biosynthetic pathways, and discover new drug candidates.
We invite contributions from both academic and industrial researchers to submit original research and review articles that explore the application of omics technologies in marine drug discovery, with a particular focus on integrating these approaches into the development of new drug candidates and therapeutic strategies.
Prof. Dr. Yiguang Zhu
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Marine Drugs is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- marine natural products
- omics technology
- high-throughput screening
- anti-inflammation
- biological products
- pharmacology
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