Natural Products: Focus on Antimicrobial and Antitumor Properties
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 7523
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oncology; microbial pathogen; natural products; MDR phenomenon; nanomedicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Infection diseases and cancer represent two major global health challenges. They cause the highest incidence rate of death around the world. Infections induced by certain viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites constitute risk factors for human health; recently, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been a sad example. Cancer is a multifactorial disease, resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors which contribute to tumor heterogeneity. A lot of natural compounds show anticancer and antimicrobial activities. The interest in products of natural origin showing pharmacological activities is increasingly broad. Currently, one of the most interesting approaches in the fight against these diseases is the research for new therapeutic strategies based on natural products in combination with synthetic drugs, free or encapsulated in nanodevices (both green and no green).
This Special Issue of Molecules will focus on relevant knowledge around natural products and their impact on public health and disease to provide the most recent perspectives in this area. Papers in the form of original in vitro, preclinical, and clinical studies, as well as review articles, are welcome.
Dr. Annarita Stringaro
Dr. Annarica Calcabrini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- antimicrobial activities
- antitumor activities
- synergic effects
- green or no green nanomedicine
- drug delivery
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