Synthesis, Optimization and Biological Activity of Marine Natural Product
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: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 1195
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive marine natural product discovery; synthesis; optimization; biological evaluation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Growing attention is being directed toward the discovery of bioactive marine natural products—compounds derived from marine plants, organisms, or microbial fermentation. Total synthesis or structural optimization is often employed to overcome limitations such as scarce natural availability or insufficient bioactivity.
To showcase outstanding research in this area, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Issue, titled “Synthesis, Optimization and Biological Activity of Marine Natural Product”. This Special Issue will focus on the synthesis, structural optimization, and biological evaluation of marine-derived scaffolds. We warmly invite scientists from around the world to contribute their reviews and original research findings in this field to Marine Drugs.
Dr. Shengrong Liao
Prof. Dr. Zejun Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine natural product
- synthesis
- optimization
- biological evaluation
- anticancer
- antimicrobial activity
- design and synthesis
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