Synthesis of Marine-Derived Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 2783
Special Issue Editor
Interests: synthesis of marine natural products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The chemical complexity and diverse biological activities of marine natural products have been a source of inspiration and the challenges to chemists, and accessing these distinctive three-dimensional structures presents unique research opportunities that push the boundaries of organic chemistry. Natural Product synthesis both total and partial (semi-synthesis) provides confirmation of structure and allows the ability to carry-out structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for lead optimization, together with providing a potential solution to the supply issue that has curtailed the development of many marine natural products. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the chemical and biological discoveries resulting from the total synthesis or semi-synthesis of marine-derived natural products. We invite scientists in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to submit review papers or original articles where synthesis has contributed to the field of marine natural products drug discovery.
Dr. Lyndon West
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Marine natural product
- Total synthesis
- Biomimetic synthesis
- Semi-synthesis
- Chemical transformation
- Structure-activity relationship
- Lead optimization
- Pharmacology
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