Biological Potential and Medical Use of Specialized Metabolites 2.0
A special issue of Medicines (ISSN 2305-6320).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 554
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic chemistry; medicinal chemistry; biotransformations; natural products; plant chemical profile; sustainable chemistry
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: bioactive natural compounds; isolation and identification of secondary metabolites using chromatographic (TLC, CC, HPLC, GC) and spectroscopic (NMR and MS) techniques; synthesis and structural modification of natural compounds derivatives to increase bioactivity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is the second edition of the previous Special Issue on “Biological Potential and Medical Use of Secondary Metabolites”: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicines/special_issues/secondary_metabolites.
Many species from terrestrial and aquatic environments produce structurally unique compounds that present interesting biological activities. In many countries, plants are still the primary sources of medicine. Specialized metabolites are an essential source of chemotherapeutic agents and lead compounds for synthetic modification and optimization of biological activity. Therefore, the exploitation of specialized metabolites, or their inspired synthetic compounds, offers excellent opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry.
This Special Issue of Medicines aims to compile original articles and reviews covering the most recent advances in the phytochemistry, biological activities, and action mechanisms of specialized metabolites from natural sources. In vivo studies and clinical trials or preclinical studies are encouraged. In vitro studies will also be welcomed but focus on molecular mechanisms is expected.
As Guest Editors of this Special Issue of Medicines, we invite you to provide original research contributions, as well as review articles, related to biological activities and medicinal uses of specialized metabolites.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Diana Cláudia Pinto
Guest Editor
Gonçalo Rosa
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- specialized metabolites
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemistry
- biological activities
- in vitro and in vivo studies
- clinical trials
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