Isolation and Characterization of Biologically Active Compounds from Natural Sources
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 1456
Special Issue Editor
Interests: the phytochemistry of Hypericum and Chenopodium species; LC-MS; the structural elucidation of natural small molecules using NMR, MS, and other spectral techniques
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Dear Colleagues,
Throughout ancient times, humanity has turned to nature in the quest for remedies to address a variety of ailments. This enduring tradition persists globally in diverse traditional medical systems. An array of resources, such as animal and plant species, natural minerals, mushrooms, and various microorganisms, among others, have been harnessed for the extraction of medicinal compounds. In contemporary medicine, numerous drugs, including vinblastine, vincristine, paclitaxel, papaverine, codeine, and more, trace their origins entirely to nature. Additionally, natural substances often serve as templates for the development of innovative medicinal molecules. Antibiotics stand as prime examples of natural compounds derived from micro-organisms through biotechnological methods. Marine organisms, in particular, emerge as a prolific source of structurally diverse biologically active compounds, presenting immense potential for the advancement of new drug developments.
This Special Issue of Molecules eagerly welcomes high-quality research articles and reviews that delve into the isolation and structural characterization of natural molecules, alongside their comprehensive biological and pharmacological assessments.
Dr. Paraskev Todorov Nedialkov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytochemicals
- marine natural products
- bioactive microbial metabolites
- isolation
- structural elucidation
- pharmacological evaluation
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