Natural Products: Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 21889
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural medicinal resources; molecular pharmacology; the minor ginsenosides and physiological function of terpenoid natural products from Chinese herbal medicine
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Dear Colleagues,
Human life cannot live without natural products, such as plant ingredients, including food, drugs, health products, and even cosmetics. Currently, about 40% of drugs are directly or indirectly derived from natural products, which provides many structurally novel active molecules for new drug development. For example, natural products, such as paclitaxel and vincristine, have exerted their pharmacological activities through different mechanisms of action and have taken their place.
In this Special Issue, we address both the chemical composition and pharmacological activity of natural products. We focus on the chemical identification and extraction and separation of natural products, based on which we can improve the extraction process and even explore technical formulations to achieve industrial production, exploring classical and innovative methods. In addition, research on the potential pharmacological activity of these natural products will also be focused on.
Natural products produce far fewer side effects in humans than synthetic drugs, and these studies promote their application in the future. We look forward to receiving contributions to this Special Issue from scholars and experts, and welcome your participation in the exchange and discussion of this topic.
Prof. Dr. Wei Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemical composition
- extraction and separation
- industrial production
- pharmacological activity
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