Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Reviews, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: opioid receptors; opioid pharmacology; pain research; CNS disorders; opioid drug discovery; structure–activity relationships; GPCRs signaling
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Interests: anticancer agents; molecular chaperones; small molecules; protein–protein interaction; computer-aided drug design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Reviews, 2nd Edition”, aims to publish high-quality review articles that report the latest advances and challenges, and provide valuable perspectives in the field of medicinal chemistry. Medicinal chemistry continues to play a central role in drug discovery and development, bridging chemistry and biology to address urgent medical challenges and unmet therapeutic needs. Through this Special Issue, we aim to gather contributions from scientists that will inspire innovation and guide future research in medicinal chemistry. We welcome comprehensive review papers covering, but not limited to, advances in drug design and discovery, structure–activity relationships (SARs) and pharmacophore modeling, novel synthetic methodologies relevant to medicinal chemistry, emerging therapeutic targets and strategies, applications of computational chemistry and AI in drug development, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and toxicity considerations.
Dr. Mariana Spetea
Prof. Dr. Lei Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug discovery
- drug design
- computer-aided drug design
- synthesis
- pharmacophore
- targets
- structure-activity relationships
- therapeutics
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