Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Small Molecules Inhibitors, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1606
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioactive compounds; PPAR agonists; anticancer activity; neuroprotection; antioxidants; aromatase inhibitors; NOS; small molecules; medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis
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Dear Colleagues,
New pharmacological therapies aim to use small-molecule inhibitors to improve their inherent properties. These small compounds can cross biological barriers and modulate different organic targets. In particular, the inhibition effects of different small molecules can have many pharmacological effects. For these reasons, in recent years, small-molecule inhibitors have been developed to regulate many biological districts, and they represent an interesting instrument for the development of potential new therapeutic agents.
In this context, this Special Issue will focus our attention on the most recent studies related to the design and synthesis of small-molecule inhibitors, as well as on the discovery of naturally occurring small molecules that inhibit biological targets and are useful as potential therapeutics.
This Special Issue will accept original research papers and high-quality reviews that cover multiple aspects of small-molecule inhibitors, focusing on the following topics:
- The design, synthesis, and identification of new small-molecule inhibitors;
- The biological evaluation of small molecules endowed with biological activity as inhibitors;
- The isolation and identification of small-molecule inhibitors from natural sources;
- The evaluation of molecular mechanisms and biological targets of new small-molecule inhibitors.
This Special Issue will make an important contribution to improving our knowledge of the importance of small-molecule inhibitors in drug discovery and pharmacology.
Dr. Letizia Giampietro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- small molecules
- inhibitors
- natural products
- drug design
- synthetic strategies
- structure–activity relationship
- docking studies
- drug delivery
- in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo evaluation
- biological activity
- molecular mechanisms
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