Heterocyclic Molecules in Drug Discovery
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 2002
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organic synthesis; heterocycles; dipyridothiazines; structural analysis; lipophylicity; SAR
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Dear Colleagues,
Heterocyclic compounds are cyclic molecules in which one or more carbon atoms have been replaced by other heteroatoms, such as nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and selenium. These compounds are widely distributed in nature; above all, they are also valuable drugs. Additionally, they are used in the agrochemical industry, as disinfectants, and have been employed as corrosion inhibitors. Considering the contemporary challenges of medicine in effectively combating civilization diseases, there is an interest in heterocyclic systems in the broadly understood design of drugs.
This Special Issue, "Heterocyclic Molecules in Drug Discovery", aims to present interesting and inspiring research on the synthesis, structural analysis, delivery methods, and biotransformation of bioactive organic, heterocyclic compounds. Articles showing both new heterocyclic compounds and their structural as well as ADME properties, which are extremely important in drug design, are considered.
In addition, it is expected that the chemistry of heterocycles, in a broad sense, will also be described and discussed in the proposed review articles.
I hope that the proposed Special Issue will offer an interesting view of the current scientific research using heterocyclic molecules.
Prof. Dr. Beata Morak-Młodawska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organic synthesis of bioactive heterocyclic compounds
- structural analysis of heterocycles
- biological activity of heterocycles
- ADME properties of heterocycles
- in silico analysis and experimental analysis of heterocyclic molecules
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