Research on the Attainment and Biological Activity of Natural Products

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit original articles or reviews to the Special Issue of Molecules entitled “Research on Attainment and Biological Activity of Natural Products”.

Natural products and their biological activities represent a topic of great interest. Namely, different industries have an increasing need for natural products thanks to consumer preferences for bio-based products. This growing demand necessitates scientific research in attaining natural products and analyzing their biological activities. The development of such products has to be aligned with contemporary advancements and aims towards creating safe green production processes which provide the efficient use of natural resources while creating safe and highly effective products.  

This Special Issue aims to publish original research or reviews on the current state of the art as well as the future developments and possibilities in the development of natural products and their biological properties.

The Special Issue will cover the following scientific topics, among others:

• The application of innovative technologies or green solvents for the attainment of natural products.
• The isolation of biologically significant compounds from natural sources.
• In vitro and in vivo biological analysis of natural products.
• The valorization of natural waste and/or by-products.
• The scaling-up of production processes.
• The enrichment of natural products to obtain improved biological properties.
• Improvements in the biological properties, quality, and safety of natural products.
• The development and optimization of novel analytical methodologies for the selective extraction, separation, identification, and purification of biologically significant compounds.

We look forward to receiving your work.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Jelena Vladić
Dr. Nataša Nastić
Guest Editors

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