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Metabolism and Nutrition in Fish
edited by , Peng Tan and Rantao Zuo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6664 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; metabolism; nutrition; feed additives; lipid; protein; requirements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Metabolic Dysregulation in Fatty Liver Disease
edited by Ambrin Farizah Babu and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3811 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic dysregulation; metabolic homeostasis; insulin resistance; oxidative stress; lipid metabolism; glucose metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolomic Fingerprinting: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Christina Virgiliou and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3719 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics/metabonomics; mass spectrometry; metabolome; HRMS; hyphenated techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Comprehensive Insights into Metabolic Pathways: Genome-Scale Modeling Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3162 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; systems biology; genome-scale metabolic modeling; multi-omics data; data integration; data analysis; metabolic regulation; biomarker; drug targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Liver Injury and Regeneration—Metabolic Research
edited by Miguel Suárez Matías
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism-associated steatotic liver disease; metabolic syndrome; chronic liver disease; liver fibrosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; metabolomic; endoscopy; non-invasive liver disease assessment; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome
edited by Anna Baran
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open
Keywords: psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; metabolic diseases; genetic and epigenetic factors; markers; therapy; immunology; pathogenesis; lipids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Advances in Phytomedicine Intervention on Metabolic Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1835 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorders; glucose and lipid metabolism; insulin resistance; non-communicable diseases; energy imbalance; nutrients; phytochemicals; plant ac-tive components; inflammation; signaling pathway
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
The Impact of Polyphenols on Metabolic Health and Disease
edited by and Kozue Sakao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: polyphenols; metabolic diseases; molecular mechanisms; intervention; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Metabolomics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; metabolomics; integrative approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Metabolic Syndrome and Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); insulin resistance; obesity; type 2 diabetes; liver cirrhosis; dyslipidemia; NAFLD treatment; hepatic steatosis; cardiovascular risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Connections Between Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Metabolism
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional epidemiology; metabolism; antioxidants; medicinal herbs; functional ingredients; chronic disease; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Plant Metabolome and Metabolomics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; LC/MS-based metabolomics; plant science; metabolic pathways; biotechnology applications; sustainable agriculture
Metabolic Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; oncometabolites; tumor microenvironment; metabolic crosstalk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Metabolomic Strategies for Deep Systems Profiling Towards Biomarker Discovery and Precision Medicine submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; biomarker discovery; mass spectrometry; omics integration; molecular signatures; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Hypoxia and Its Role in Cellular Metabolism: Mechanisms and Implications
edited by Raja Gopal Reddy Mooli, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxygen; hypoxia; metabolism; Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs); prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing enzymes (PHDs); metabolic regulation; glucose metabolism; fatty acid metabolism; TCA cycle; metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Bioenergetics in Diet and Metabolism: Nutritional Pathways to Health submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergetics; metabolic efficiency; energy metabolism; nutritional interventions; diet-induced thermogenesis; macronutrient composition; metabolic health; metabolic disorders; biothermodynamics; entropy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Zebrafish Models in the Study of Diabetes and Metabolic Dysfunction
edited by Liqing Zang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: zebrafish; diabetes; obesity; metabolic dysfunction; insulin resistance; hyperglycemia; lipid metabolism; drug screening; nutraceuticals; gene editing; high-fat diet; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Nutritional Interventions and Lipid Metabolism submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid metabolism; nutritional interventions; dietary fats; bioactive compounds; functional foods; chronic diseases; nutrigenomics; weight management; inflammation; personalized nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Current Research in Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiometabolic Disorders submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; obesity; dyslipidemias; hyperuricemia; diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular diseases; heart failure; arrythmias; acute or chronic coronary syndromes; SGLT2-inhibitors; metabolic liver diseases; COVID-19 infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolism of Bioactives and Natural Products: 2nd Edition
edited by Kamila Misiakiewicz-Has, Barbara Wiszniewska and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; bioactive; medicinal plants; phytochemicals; isoflavones; triterpenes; coumarins; alkaloids; prebiotics; carotenoids; polyphenols; organosulfur compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Bioactive Metabolites from Fungal Endophytes Associated with Medicinal Plants
edited by and Chun-Hao Chang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; fungal endophytes; bioactive metabolites; symbiotic interaction; biosynthetic gene clusters; plant– microbe co-evolution; natural product discovery; metabolomics; synthetic biology; antimicrobial activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Metabolic Changes During Pre- and Post-Harvest Fruit and Vegetable Decay, Ripening and Senescence—2nd Edition submission deadline 2 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: pre- and post-harvest technology; bio-stimulants and abiotic stress; nutritional quality; metabolic pathway; bioactive compounds; chilling injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Nutritional Metabolism and Metabolome in Plants
edited by and Kang Li
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional metabolism; metabolomic; plant growth; development; and stress responses; metabolism-environmental factor interactions; genetic and molecular mechanisms; applications of plant metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Metabolism in Kidney Disease submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; CKD; dialysis; electrolytes; metabolism; inflammation; survey
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Effects of Nutrition and Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health
edited by
submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular health; metabolic health; diet; nutrition; exercise; physical activity; body composition; obesity; metabolites; metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Role of Lipid Metabolism in Cardiovascular Health
edited by Irma Magaly Rivas Serna and
submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism of lipids; lipid classes; lipid species; cardiovascular health; lipidomics; cardiometabolic disease; cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; dyslipidemia; phospholipids; glyceride lipids; non-glyceride lipids; sphingolipids; ceramides; cardiac biomarkers; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Insights into the Metabolic Absorption of Bioactive Peptides Derived from Food Sources
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5877 | Submission Open
Keywords: peptide; absorption; metabolism; structure– function relationships; metabolic pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Novel Approaches for Metabolomics in Drugs and Biomarkers Discovery: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2848 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; drugs discovery; biomarkers discovery; diagnostic; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Metabolomics Studies in Ruminant Models: Unraveling Nutritional Physiology and Health submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2306 | Submission Open
Keywords: feed supplements; metabolic profiles; metabolic biomarkers; metabolic stress; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Advances in Murine Models for Metabolic Diseases: Insights into Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Conditions
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open
Keywords: murine models; metabolic diseases; molecular mechanisms; biochemical pathways; pharmacological strategies; interactome; comorbidities; metabolic phenotypes; novel techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Advances in Metabolomics for Precision Medicine: From Biomarker Discovery to Clinical Applications
edited by Adam D. Kennedy and Greg Michelotti
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; precision medicine; clinical disease; biomarkers; therapeutics; clinical metabolomics; nutrition; functional medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Synthetic Biology Approaches for Expanding the Metabolic Capabilities of E. coli
edited by and Kei Anne Baritugo
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic biology; Escherichia coli (E. coli); metabolic engineering; genome editing (crispr-cas9); novel metabolic pathways; high-value chemicals; biofuels; bioremediation; environmental sensing; microbial cell factory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Integration of Proteomics and Metabolomics: A Comprehensive Approach to Omics Research
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; proteomics; metabolic flux analysis; PTMs; cross-omics; data integration; systems biology; computational modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Toxicometabolomics for Metabotyping and Novel Mechanisms
edited by and Qingqing Mao
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxicometabolomics; metabolite markers; xenobiotic metabolism; endogenous metabolism; microbial metabolism; metabolic activation; metabolic detoxification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Pharmacodynamics and Innovative Therapeutic Strategies for Metabolic Disorders submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacology; experimental therapeutics; metabolic diseases; drug development; therapeutic innovations; metabolic pathways; pharmacodynamics; disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Metabolomic Technology in Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products and Foods, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; metabolic profiling; metabolic fingerprinting; foodomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; multivariate analysis; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)
Metabolomics in Human Diseases and Health: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; NAFLD; biomarkers; obesity; mass spectrometry; NMR spectroscopy; diabetes mellitus; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Exploring Metabolomic Signatures and the Metabolic Impact of Thyroid Dysfunction
edited by Janine Wirth
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid function; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; Hashimoto; metabolic health; metabolomics; inflammation; autoimmune
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Drug Metabolism, Interactions and Toxicity: Advances in Metabolomics Approaches
edited by and Rheem A. Totah
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; drug/xenobiotic metabolism; drug– drug interactions; drug– endobiotic interactions; drug toxicity; biomarkers; ADME; 3D in vitro model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Nutrition and Metabolic Changes in Aging and Age-Related Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by Qi Zhang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: senescence; metabolism; nutrient homeostasis; aging; SASP (senescence-associated secretory phenotype)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Applications of Mass Spectrometry in Elucidating Human Drug Metabolism: From the Preclinical Phase to Real-World Studies
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug metabolism; liquid chromatography; mass balance studies; mass spectrometry; metabolite profiling; metabolomics; personalized medicine; pharmacogenetics; pharmacometabolomics; pharmacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Metabolomics in Infectious Diseases submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; infectious diseases; pathogenesis; prognosis; biomarkers; host– pathogen interaction; therapeutic targets; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Research on Metabolic Biomarkers in Different Diseases
edited by Xiaohui Liu
submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; biomarkers; diseases; methodology; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Bioactive Metabolites from Natural Sources (2nd Edition)
edited by and Zhenya P. Yordanova
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11116 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary metabolites; secondary metabolites; nature-based synthetic molecules; molecular mechanisms; models; evolution; food; agriculture; health; in vitro biological activities; in vivo biological activities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction: Disease Development and Breaking the Cycle
edited by Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Lucas Paulo Jacinto Saavedra and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8567 | Submission Open
Keywords: obesity; diabetes; DOHaD; metabolic programming; treatment; intervention; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolomics Insights into Environmental Pollution: Unraveling Metabolic Responses to Contaminants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; environmental contaminants; biomarkers; toxicity mechanisms; metabolic alterations; ecological health; human health; cellular metabolism; organismal metabolism; pollution mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
The Impact of Environmental Contaminants on Neurodevelopment and Human Metabolism
edited by and Izonete Cristina Guiloski
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticides; metals; mercury; methylmercury; developing organism; oxidative stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Machine Learning Applications in Metabolomics Analysis: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolites; biofluids; artificial intelligence; metabolomics; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Data Analysis)
Endocrine Disruptors, Nutritional Modulators and Metabolic Pathways in PCOS: From Exposure to Intervention
edited by , and Adriana Aguilar Galarza
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs); nutritional epigenetics; metabolic dysfunction; environmental exposure; nutraceuticals; insulin resistance; hormonal imbalance; personalized nutrition; reproductive health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Metabolomics
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical metabolomics; metabolomic technology; data analysis; nutrition; drug discovery; microbial metabolites
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