Marine Drugs

Marine Drug Discovery Powered by AI

edited by

Yin-Chu Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3783 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data-driven; bioactives; marine natural product; genome; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Advanced Analytical Methods for Marine Natural Product Discovery

edited by

Jinmei Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3718 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; marine natural products; LC-MS; NMR; metabolomics; molecular networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Marine Natural Products with Anti-Aging Activity, 2nd Edition

edited by Maria Elisa Giuliani and

Marco Malavolta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3671 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; neuroinflammation; hallmarks of aging; cellular senescence; senolytics; senomorphics; mitophagy; autophagy; proteostasis; inflammaging; NAD+ metabolism; extracellular matrix; photoaging; skin aging; healthspan; lifespan; marine peptides; phlorotannins; fucoidans; carotenoids; marine polysaccharides; marine microbes/microalgae; sustainable bioproduction; synthetic biology; dereplication; network pharmacology; chemoinformatics; multi-omics; drug delivery; pharmacokinetics; toxicity; clinical translation; nutraceuticals; cosmeceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine Natural Products with Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity

edited by Edson Holanda Teixeira and Mayron Alves de Vasconcelos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; antibacterial activity; antibiofilm activity; marine bioprospecting; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Chemoecology for Drug Discovery)

Marine Natural Products as Promising Modulators of Ferroptosis

edited by Zhongbin Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; ferroptosis modulators; inhibitors; inducer; isolation and structural identification; activity; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Bioactivities of Coastal Organism-Derived Marine Natural Products

edited by

Jie Yuan

and Jianchen Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal organisms; marine natural products; bioactive compounds; biosynthesis/metabolic engineering; antimicrobial activity; anticancer activity; antiviral activity; drug discovery; structure–activity relationship (SAR); bioassay-guided fractionation; secondary metabolites; AI-driven drug designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products)

Bioactive Polyketides from Marine Resources

edited by

Yan-Bo Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine animals; marine fungi; marine microorganisms; polyketides; marine natural products; bioactive compounds; chemical structures; biosynthetic pathway; pharmacological mechanism; marine drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Chemoecology for Drug Discovery)

Marine Carrageenan—from Sustainable Extraction to High-Value Innovation

edited by

Zhipeng Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open

Keywords: carrageenan; sustainable extraction; high-value innovation; structural modification; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine Microbial Secondary Metabolites and Bioplastics for Applications in Biomedicine and Biotechnology

edited by

Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa

,

Carmen Lucía Pire-Galiana

and Micaela Giani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial fermentation; secondary metabolites; natural pigments; marine microorganisms; biotechnology; biomedicine; alkaloids; pheneolic compouds; terpenoids; microbial biochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine-Derived Biomaterials for Bone Health

edited by

Joel D. Bumgardner

, Teja Guda and

Lukasz Witek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone biomaterials; bone tissue engineering; bone tissue regeneration; marine biomaterials; 3d printing for bone; bone bioprinting; blue technology; anti-osteosarcoma; drug delivery; regulatory pathways/considerations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Marine-Derived Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Stella Maria Cascioferro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural compounds; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial agents; anti-biofilm compounds; anti-virulence agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Chemoecology for Drug Discovery)

Marine Biopolymer with Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity

edited by

Yulong Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biopolymers; antimicrobial activity; antibiofilm activity; biomedical applications; food safety; drug development; microbial resistance; marine natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Marine Bioactive Polymers

edited by

Chuanbin Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine bioactive polymers; marine natural products; bioactivity; pharmacological mechanisms; structure–activity relationships; biomaterials; drug delivery; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

From Biodiversity to Bioactivity: Mining Novel Compounds from Marine Microalgae

edited by Yi Xin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microalgae; bioactive compounds; microalgal biodiversity; natural product discovery; metabolite mining; metabolomics; genome mining; biosynthetic pathways; bioactivity-guided screening; sustainable bioproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Marine Macroalgae for Cosmeceuticals and Bioactive Compounds

edited by Débora Tomazi Pereira and

Paz García-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine bioactives; blue biotechnology; biorefinery; biological activities; natural products; cosmeceutical; macroalgae

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Extraction and Potential Applications of Marine-Derived Collagen and Gelatin

edited by Kohsuke Adachi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine collagen; gelatin; cosmetics; regenerative medicine; biomaterial; skin regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Valorization of Marine Crustacean Waste to Value-Added Compounds and Their Emerging Applications

edited by Yi Liu, Jian Chen and Cikun Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine crustacean waste; chitin; chitosan; marine biopolymers; pigments; bioactive compounds; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Advances in Marine Polysaccharides: From Structure and Function to Biomedical and Nutraceutical Applications

edited by Haifeng Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine polysaccharides; structure; biomedical; extraction; nutraceutical; immunomodulation; drug delivery; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Bioprospecting of Marine Halophyte Plants

edited by

Luísa Custódio

and

Maria João Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4217 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolomics; stress-induced metabolism; antioxidant activity; neuroprotective effects; blue biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Deep-Sea and Polar Enzymes for Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Zhou Zheng

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis; deep-sea enzymes; polar enzymes; psychrophilic enzymes; piezophilic enzymes; structural adaptation; pharmaceutical biotechnology; drug discovery; therapeutics; molecular modification; pharmaceutical industrialization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Marine-Derived Compounds in Metabolic Regulation and Chronic Disease

edited by

Jae-Young Je

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4010 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine; natural products; metabolic regulation; metabolic syndrome; chronic disease; molecular mechanisms; bioactive; therapeutics; pathways; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Marine Natural Products as Anticancer Agents—6th Edition

edited by

Celso Alves

and

Marc Diederich

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2133 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine-derived anticancer agents; anticancer natural products; marine chemical scaffolds; oncogenic signaling pathways; mitochondrial targeting; metabolic reprogramming; immunogenic cell death; non-apoptotic cell death; epigenetic modulation; proteostasis disruption; tumor microenvironment; drug resistance mechanisms; synthetic lethality; combination therapy; precision oncology; structure-activity relationship; medicinal chemistry optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Diversity of Marine Fungi as a Source of Bioactive Natural Products, 3rd Edition

edited by

Dehai Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10191 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fungus; bioactivity; natural products; biosynthesis; cytotoxicity; antimicrobial activity; deep sea

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products)

Green Gold: Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Blanca Hernández-Ledesma

and Pilar Gómez-Cortés

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6237 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; sustainable nutrition; bioactive compounds; functional foods; nutraceuticals; alternative proteins; phycochemistry; circular bioeconomy; biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine Waste and By-Products as a Source of High Value Bioproducts

edited by

Colin Barrow

and

Hafiz Suleria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4192 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine wastes; marine by-products; bioactive compounds; marine peptides; polysaccharides; marine lipids; pigments; marine enzymes; nutraceuticals; functional foods; marine biotechnology; green extraction technologies; marine biorefinery; circular bioeconomy; metabolomics; bioavailability; food processing; sustainability; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

The Deep Sea as a Treasure Trove: Discovery, Characterization and Applications of Microorganisms and Their Metabolites

edited by

Zhuang Han

and Xuhua Nong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2795 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea microorganisms; deep-sea natural products; genome mining; bioactivity; biosynthetic pathway; chemical ecology; chemical biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products)

Marine Microbial Bioactive Polysaccharides and Glycoconjugates

edited by

Angela Casillo

and

Concetta Lauro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine polysaccharides; marine glycoconjugates; bacterial growth; biological activity; structural characterization; marine microorganisms; marine biotechnology; bioactive biopolymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pharmacology)

Marine-Derived Functional Ingredients: Cellular Pathways, Human Health, and Sustainable Bioprocessing

edited by

Helena McMahon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine bioactives; macroalgae and marine microalgae; marine polysaccharides (fucoidan, laminarin); phlorotannins and marine polyphenols; marine peptides and lipids; cellular pathways and signalling; gut–microbiome interactions; bioavailability and functional performance; sustainable bioprocessing; omics and molecular profiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine-Derived Immunomodulatory Compounds

edited by

Jennifer Mildenberger

and Isabel Medina

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine compounds; anti-inflammation; resolution; immune stimulation; immune cells; immune system; molecular targets of inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Physiology-Driven Approaches to Harvesting and Extraction in Microalgae Biotechnology

edited by

David Fierli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae biotechnology; biomass harvesting; metabolite extraction; bioactive compounds; product quality; sustainable bioprocessing; biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Marine-Derived Bioactives and Biomaterials for Next-Generation Cancer Therapeutics and Advanced 3D Tumor Models

edited by

Sik Yoon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine-derived bioactives; marine natural products; marine secondary metabolites; marine peptides, proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and biopolymers; marine terpenoids, alkaloids, pigments, vitamins, and other compounds; marine-derived biomaterials, hydrogels, and biopolymers; marine-based nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanocarriers, and nanosystems; marine-based nanomedicine and targeted drug delivery systems; marine-based next-generation cancer therapeutics; marine-based anticancer and chemopreventive agents; marine-based tumor microenvironment modulation; marine-based chemoradiotherapy, targeted, and immunotherapy enhancement; marine-based anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic therapy; marine-based advanced 3D tumor models, including tumor spheroids and organoids; marine-based 3D scaffolds and engineered cancer cells; marine-based preclinical cancer models and drug screening platforms; marine-based drug delivery, discovery, and development; marine-based translational cancer research; marine-based precision medicine and oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Application of Emerging Technologies in the Separation and Extraction of Marine Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Wenzheng Shi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine bioactive compounds; extraction technologies; separation and purification; green extraction; deep eutectic solvents; supercritical fluid extraction; marine natural products; functional properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Marine Polysaccharides: Structures, Synthesis, and Applications

edited by Susana Bernardino

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine polysaccharides; seaweed biopolymers; structural characterization; bioactivity and functional properties; sustainable applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products)

Marine Lectins: Structure, Glycan Recognition and Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Rômulo Carneiro

and Mayron Alves de Vasconcelos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine lectins; glycan recognition; structural biology; marine biotechnology; protein–carbohydrate interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

Marine Biomaterials and Regenerative Strategies for Dental Applications

edited by Suzana Zivanovic and

Milos Papic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biomaterials; regenerative dentistry; tissue engineering; stem cells and extracellular vesicles; oral tissue regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Bioactive Compounds from the Deep-Sea-Derived Microorganisms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xian-Wen Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; deep-sea; bioactivity; microorganisms; fungi; actinomycetes; compounds; secondary metabolites; OSMAC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine-Derived Compounds to Counteract Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Skin

edited by

Sinemyiz Atalay Ekiner

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine-derived compounds; oxidative stress; inflammation; redox metabolism; skin oxidative stress; skin inflammation; cutaneous inflammatory disease; skin cancer

Sustainable Extraction and Valorization of Marine Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Danay Carrillo-Nieves

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extraction; marine bioactive compounds; sustainable valorization; blue biotechnology; circular bioeconomy

Innovative Marine Nanomaterials in Targeted Drug Delivery

edited by

Ioanna Pitterou

and

Anastasia Detsi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine nanomaterials; drug delivery systems; marine polysaccharides (e.g., chitosan, fucoidan, alginate); nanocarriers and nanostructures; targeted therapy and controlled release; marine-derived bioactive compounds; cancer nanomedicine; biocompatibility and biodegradability; nano-biomaterials from the marine environment; translational nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials of Marine Origin)

Synthesis and Biological Evaluations of Marine Nature Product and Derivatives

edited by

Pingyuan Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; biological evaluation; marine nature product; structure-activity relationship; structural optimization; biological activity marine drug; artificial intelligence（AI）

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry of Marine Natural Products)

Algae Research: From Cultivation to Drugs

edited by

Antonio León-Vaz

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open

Keywords: macroalgae; microalgae; natural products; antioxidant; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine Microalgae-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Emerging Applications in Health and Nutrition

edited by Leila Queiroz Zepka

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biotechnology; bioactive metabolites; functional ingredients; nutraceutical development; sustainable bioproduction; health-promoting compounds; natural product valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Structure-Activity Relationships of Marine Natural Product

edited by

Rob Keyzers

and Helen Woolner

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural diversity; synthesis; semisynthesis; bioactivity; QSAR; anticancer; antibiotic; anti-inflammatory; antifungal; library screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products)

Marine Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids

edited by Diana Lopes and

Ana S. P. Moreira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipidomics; algae lipids; fatty acids; marine lipids; lipid metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

From Sea to Pharmacy: Comprehensive Perspectives on Algal Bio-Resources, Nutraceuticals, and Drugs

edited by

Eitan Salomon

and

Naama Segal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine algae (macro and micro); bioactive compounds; natural product chemistry; drug discovery; cosmeceuticals; nutraceuticals and probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine Biotoxins, 5th Edition

edited by

Jordi Molgó

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biotoxins; toxin-producing microorganisms; harmful algal blooms; bioaccumulation; marine food webs; molecular targets; mechanisms of toxicity; ecotoxicology; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Toxins)

Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Marine-Derived Actinomycetes

edited by

Robert J. Capon

,

Bin Wu

and Mariana Girão

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine-derived Actinomycetota; secondary metabolites; natural products; bioactive compounds; marine biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)

Marine-Derived Bioactive Compounds with Neuroprotective Effects

edited by

Zhou Qian

and Shuheng Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroprotective; neurodegenerative disease; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; synaptic plasticity; marine natural products; neuroprotective mechanisms; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Chemoecology for Drug Discovery)

Omics Approaches to the Study of Harmful Algal Blooms and Algal Toxins

edited by

Kathleen S. Rein

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful algal blooms (HABs); omics; proteomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Toxins)

Bioactive Compound from Marine Microorganisms

edited by

Faliang An

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbial drugs; microbial natural products; biosynthetic pathways; novel targets; novel mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)

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