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Advances in the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 26 articles | Viewed by 56067 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical reactivity; reaction mechanisms; potential energy surface exploration methods: ab-initio; monte-carlo; and meta molecular; dynamics; non-covalent interactions effects; solvent effects; electron transfer and redox processes; photochemical reactions; reaction forces analysis; reactivity prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Synthetic Studies Aimed at Heterocyclic Organic Compounds

edited by

Lee J. Silverberg

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 44069 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; synthesis; methods; medicinal; agricultural

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Biologically Active Small Molecules Inspired by Plant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Giovanni Lentini

,

Maria Maddalena Cavalluzzi

and

Solomon Habtemariam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 40319 | Submission Open

Keywords: Drug discovery; Secondary metabolites; Natural product scaffolds; Structure– activity relationships; Pharmacophore

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Featured Review Papers in Food Chemistry

edited by

Lin Lin

and

Adele Papetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24408 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food additives; food supplements; functional foods; physicochemical properties; agro-food wastes recycling; bioaccessibility and bioavailability; food stability; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Food Polysaccharides: Structure, Properties and Application II

edited by

Lesław Juszczak

and

Janusz Kapusniak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23765 | Submission Open

Keywords: food polysaccharides; food gums; food additives; dietary fiber; structure; properties; functions; application; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

State of the Art of Natural Antioxidants: Extraction, Detection and Biofunctions

edited by

Mostafa Gouda

,

Yong He

,

Alaa El-Din A. Bekhit

and

Xiaoli Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20780 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; phytochemistry; bioactive molecules; biotechnology; biomolecules; analytical chemistry; food chemistry; phytomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

The Role of Dietary Bioactive Compounds in Human Health

edited by

Baojun Xu

and

Bin Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19711 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary bioactive compounds; chronic diseases; molecular mechanisms; oxidative stress; inflammation; signal pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymer-Based Materials

edited by

Nadya Vasileva Dencheva

and

Zlatan Denchev

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19600 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic; natural and sustainable polymer-based materials; polymer composites; polymer hybrids; multifunctional and smart polymer materials; structure-properties relationship in polymer systems; advanced characterization of polymer multiphase systems; polymer synthesis and reactive processing; polymer-based supports for bioactive molecules; applications of polymer-based materials; hydrophilic polymer systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Development of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials

edited by

Dai Dang

and

Ning Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19419 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage materials; electrochemical device; Metal-air batteries; water splitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

New Functional Materials Based on Natural Polymers Obtained from Renewable Resources

edited by

Katarzyna Lewandowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18790 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; polysaccharides; proteins; films; hydrogels; hybrid materials; 3D porous structures; biomaterials; biopolymer blends; composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Chiral Analysis

edited by

Gergo Toth

,

Gabriel Hancu

and

Zoltan Istvan Szabo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18565 | Submission Open

Keywords: chirality; HPLC; capillary electrophoresis; enantiomers; enantioseparation; chiral separation; chiral selectors; chiral stationary phases; chiral pesticides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Feature Papers in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

edited by

Donald G. Truhlar

,

Chiara Cappelli

,

Antonio Fernández-Ramos

,

M. Natália D.S. Cordeiro

and

Bryan M. Wong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 17300 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational chemistry; theoretical chemistry; thermochemistry; quantum chemistry; photochemistry; computational drug design; computational materials science; computational biochemistry; interstellar chemistry; computational spectroscopy; molecular dynamics; modeling of climate chemistry; modeling of environmental chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Design, Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship of Biologically Active Inhibitors

edited by

Santo Previti

and

Roberta Ettari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16461 | Submission Open

Keywords: biologically active inhibitors; anticancer; antimicrobial; metabolic disorders; enzyme inhibition; protein– protein interaction; protein expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Naturally Inspired Molecules as Inhibitors in Drug Discovery

edited by

Alessandra Bisi

and

Federica Belluti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15836 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; drug design; privileged structures; enzyme inhibition; bioactive compounds; bioinspired compounds; structure– activity relationship (SAR); biological activity; organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Polymeric Liquid Crystals and Applications

edited by

Pedro Marques De Almeida

, Ana Catarina Trindade and

João Canejo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14586 | Submission Open

Keywords: phases; structures and ordering; self-assembly; colloids; instabilities; pattern formation and chaos; fibers; biological and bio-inspired liquid crystals; polymer-liquid crystal blends; conductive liquid crystals; switchable polymers; nanostructured systems; supramolecules; polymers; elastomers and gels; photosensitive liquid crystals; confined liquid crystals; molecular design; synthesis and new materials; sensors; actuators; O-LED and polymer LCD devices; conducting polymer liquid crystals; ferroelectrics; biopolymer liquid crystals; drug delivery; mathematical modelling; symmetry and topology; novel applications of liquid crystalline systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Bioproducts for Health III

edited by

Manuela Pintado

,

Ezequiel Coscueta

and

María Emilia Brassesco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13913 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; health applications; natural sources; purification; downstream processing; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

New Insights into Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

edited by Ioannis P. Gerothanassis and

Teobald Kupka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13497 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; NMR pulse sequences; hyperpolarized NMR; metabolomics; high-throughput methods; hyphenated techniques; quantum chemical calculations of NMR parameters for structure determination; nuclear magnetic shielding tensor; GIAO NMR; indirect spin-spin coupling constants; in-cell NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

New Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Drug Delivery

edited by

Rossella De Marco

and

Ali Dehshahri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12709 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery; diagnostic; nano-formulations; 3D-printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Advanced Analytical Tools for Characterization and Quality Control of Food, Drugs, and Natural Active Ingredients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Biancolillo

and

Angelo Antonio D'Archivio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12057 | Submission Open

Keywords: authentication; classification; pharmaceutical drugs; food; quality control; natural products; geographical origin; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

New Approaches in the Extraction of Biomolecules from Plants–Molecular and Application Basics

edited by

Sławomir Dresler

and

Maciej Strzemski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11584 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant secondary metabolites; biologically active compounds; design of experiments; natural deep eutectic solvents; ionic liquids; micro- and nano-solid phase extraction; accelerated solvent extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; single-drop extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Pharmacological and Biological Activities of Bioactive Compounds in Natural Products

edited by

Josiana A. Vaz

and

Paula Coutinho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11384 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; microorganisms; plants; animals; natural-based products; pharmacological actions; cosmetics; food products; pharmaceual industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Small Molecule Hybrids for Anticancer and Antiviral Therapy

edited by

Daniela Perrone

,

Maria Luisa Navacchia

and

Elisabetta Melloni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11126 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid compounds; bioconjugation; anticancer agents; small-molecule engineered hybrids; antiviral activity; drug development; chemical design and synthesis; biological activity; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Biomolecules from Plant and Animal Wastes: From Processing to Application in Food and Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dana Maria Copolovici

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10154 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant waste; animal waste; biomolecules; extraction; analytical techniques; green synthesis; health; natural products; peptides and proteins; phytochemicals; in vitro experiments; in vivo experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Natural Products as Sources of New Approved Drugs

edited by

Maria Camilla Bergonzi

and

Souvik Kusari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10052 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive molecules; pharmacological properties; in vitro and in vivo test; clinical investigations; formulations development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives, Polysaccharides and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Ewa Wiącek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10018 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitosan; polysaccharide; polysaccharide-based systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Discovery, Isolation, and Mechanisms of Bioactive Natural Products

edited by

Qiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10005 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; bioactivity; structural elucidation; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Determination and Identification of Chemical Compounds in Foods

edited by

Ederlan S. Ferreira

,

Carolina De Souza

and

Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9491 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical composition and potential as a nutrient source; supplementary food; and/or functional ingredient; technofunctional characterization and potential application of unconventional raw materials on food products; potential of contaminants and allergens; associations between contaminants’ environmental exposure and disease-promoting effect; bioactive molecules and their potential health-promoting effects; new analytical techniques applied to the determination of chemical compounds in foods; trends and advances in food analysis methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Organic Contaminants and Microplastics: Analytical Methodologies

edited by

Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos

and

João Pinto da Costa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9483 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; analytical chemistry; pollution; organic contaminants; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Innovations in Food Packaging towards Sustainability

edited by

Lopéz de Dicastillo Carol

,

Eliezer Velásquez

,

Adrián Rojas

,

Pilar Hernandez-Munoz

and

Rafael José Gavara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8953 | Submission Open

Keywords: active packaging; intelligent packaging; edible polymers; biopolymers; bio-based polymers; biodegradable polymers; recyclable polymers; recycled polymers; natural additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Field of Natural Product Synthesis: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Ari Mauri Petri Koskinen’s Retirement

edited by

Bruno Botta

and Trond Vidar Hansen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8842 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; synthesis; organocatalysis; enantiosynthesis; biotransformation; semisynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Plant Bioactive Compounds in Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Jurca Tünde

and

Laura Gratiela Vicas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8703 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; medicinal plant; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

The Multiple Structural, Physiological, and Biochemical Roles of Fatty Acids

edited by

Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho

,

Maria José Caramujo

and

Craig Frank

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8316 | Submission Open

Keywords: free fatty acid (FFA); triacylglycerol (TAG); wax ester (WE); phospholipid (PL); monoenoic fatty acid (MUFA); polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA); omega-3 (ω 3; n-3) fatty acid; mycolic acid; cholesterol ester (CE)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Chemical Conservation of Paper-Based Cultural Heritage

edited by Yueer Yan,

Yi Tang

and Yuliang Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8157 | Submission Open

Keywords: paper-based cultural heritages; analysis techniques; degradation mechanisms; conservation methods

Gulliver in the Country of Lilliput: An Interplay of Noncovalent Interactions (Volume II)

edited by

Ilya G. Shenderovich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7945 | Submission Open

Keywords: noncovalent interactions; H-bond; halogen bonds; molecular recognition; IR and Raman spectroscopy; NMR; X-ray diffraction

Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Applications

edited by

Mircea Darabantu

and

Ionel Mangalagiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7766 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetics and new chemical entities (NCEs); domino reactions; "intelligent" molecule; iterative synthesis; multicomponent reactions; organic (Nano)materials; organo-catalytic systems; selective processes; total synthesis; unconventional methods and techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances on Biomass Conversion and CO₂ Valorization: Steeping towards a Circular Economy

edited by

Ana Belén Dongil

and

José Antonio Odriozola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7568 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 valorization; biomass conversion; circular economy; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Ionic Liquids and Their Applications

edited by

Owen Curnow

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7490 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Biomaterials Based on Calcium Phosphates and Their Modifications

edited by

Aneta Zima

,

Ewelina Cichoń

and

Joanna Czechowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7387 | Submission Open

Keywords: calcium phosphates; bone cements; scaffolds; hybrid materials; composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Food: Analysis and Human Health

edited by

Paraskevi Detopoulou

and

Haralabos Christos Karantonis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7164 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; polyphenols; food carotenoids; non-nutrients; probiotics; prebiotics; disease; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Bioactive Compounds from Traditional Asian Plants

edited by Mikio Nishizawa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7134 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; medicinal plant; traditional medicine; bioactive molecule; crude drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Advances in Nanomedicine and Nano-Based Drug Delivery System

edited by

Hu Hao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7057 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nano-based drug delivery; nanoparticle; organic-inorganic composite; nanocomposite hydrogel; cancer therapy; COVID-19 treatment; wound treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Computational Approaches: Drug Discovery and Design in Medicinal Chemistry and Bioinformatics, 3rd Edition

edited by

Anna Maria Almerico

and

Marco Tutone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6702 | Submission Open

Keywords: QSAR and 3D-QSAR; unbiased and biased molecular dynamics; pharmacophore modeling; reverse modeling; Ab initio calculations; protein– protein interactions; free energy profiling; modeling of nucleic acids (mRNA; rRNA; tRNA); molecular docking; virtual screening; multitarget approaches; ADMET prediction; similarity analysis; computational approaches applied to natural compounds and nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Potential Strategies in Electrochemical Energy Storage

edited by

Flávio Colmati

and

Giancarlo Richard Salazar Banda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6404 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; capacitors; batteries; nanomaterials; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Heterocycles: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Edward Krzyżak

and

Piotr Świątek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6059 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; organic synthesis; drug design; biological activity; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advanced Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jin Niu

,

Nannan Guo

,

Yaxin Chen

and Juzhe Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5999 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; advanced electrode material; morphology and structural regulation; electrocatalysis; battery; supercapacitor; electrochemical energy storage; electrochemical energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Conventional and Emerging Extraction Techniques for Compounds from Natural Source and Food: 2nd Edition

edited by

Branimir Pavlic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5924 | Submission Open

Keywords: convectional extraction techniques; ultrasound-assisted extraction; microwave-assisted extraction; high-pressure processes; NADES extraction; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Applications of NMR Spectroscopy to Problem Solving for Inorganic, Organometallic, and Organic Compounds

edited by Paride Papadia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5834 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; metabolomics; structure determination; biomolecular NMR; solid state NMR; conformational analysis; molecular diffusion; low field NMR spectroscopy

Advances in Theoretical Understanding of Nanomaterial Systems through Computer Simulations

edited by

Pengbo Lyu

and Dong Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5280 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational materials science; first-principles calculations; molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulations; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Anti-inflammatory Molecules

edited by

Simona Dedoni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5140 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemokines; citokines; dead receptors; interleukin; TNF alpha; lipids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Food Safety

edited by

Iwona Stawoska

,

Gabriela Gołębiowska-Paluch

and

Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5046 | Submission Open

Keywords: raman spectroscopy; gel and non-gel protein profiling; food safety; prevention; civilization diseases; proteins; biomolecules; allergies; food modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

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