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Boron-Containing Compounds: Chemistry, Biological Functions, and Emerging Biomedical Applications

edited by

Ion Romulus Scorei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3047 | Submission Open

Keywords: boron-containing compounds; organoboron chemistry; boron–carbohydrate complexes; boronated lipids; BNCT; boron essentiality; microbiota-accessible boron; boron-based therapeutics; boron prebiotic chemistry; molecular nutrition; membrane biology; carboranes

The Role of Cannabinoids in Human Health

edited by

Christian Lehmann

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2820 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabinoids; synthetic cannabinoids; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Progress in CO₂ Storage Materials

edited by

Liang Huang

and Tianshan Xue

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2623 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; mineral carbonation; CO2 sorbents; metal-organic frameworks; porous polymers; catalytic conversion

Natural Products and Their Derivatives with Applications in Health and Diseases

edited by

Jih-Jung Chen

and

Sin-Min Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; biological activity; mechanism of action; drug development; dietary supplements; healthy food

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

Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications

edited by

Marija B. Radoičić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2506 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental nanotechnology; water treatment; remediation; nanoparticles; pollution control; EMI shielding; ecotoxicology; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Electrode Materials and Interfaces for Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries

edited by

Helena Braga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-solid-state batteries; interfaces; electrodes; lithium; sodium; sulfides; oxides; halides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Toxicological Profiles, Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Activities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Hande Sipahi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemicals; natural products; toxicological profiling; safety assessment; cytotoxicity; genotoxicity; oxidative stress; immune response; molecular mechanisms; phytovigilance

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

Structure and Properties of Energetic Materials

edited by

Shiliang Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2312 | Submission Open

Keywords: energetic molecules; crystal structures and crystal morphologies; nano/micro structures; energetic cocrystals; energetic MOFs and energetic metal complexes; energetic composites; thermal stability; sensitivity and detonation performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Plant Secondary Metabolites: Extraction, Isolation and Biological Activity

edited by

Antoaneta Trendafilova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; extraction; chromatography; identification (NMR, MS, etc.); hyphenated techniques (Gc-MS, LC-MS, etc.); biological activity; structure–activity relationships; mechanism of action

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

Advances in Solid-State Culture for Obtaining Bioactive Molecules

edited by

Jose Juan Buenrostro Figueroa

and

Fernando Méndez-González

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state culture; bioactive molecules; bioactive compounds characterization; biomanufacturing process design; bioprocess optimization

Advances in Porous Organic Materials: Syntheses, Structures and Applications

edited by Tianqiong Ma, Wankai An and

Ying-Wei Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous organic materials; porous organic polymers (POPs); covalent organic frameworks (COFs); conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs); porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs); polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs); hyper-cross-inked polymers (HCPs); porous organic cages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Alternative Routes for the Delivery of Drug Molecules

edited by

Denitsa Momekova

Christina Voycheva

and Teodora Popova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1992 | Submission Open

Keywords: transdermal; nasal; pulmonary; ophthalmic; liposomes; dendrimers; microneedles; cubosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Environmental Remediation and Wind–Sand Stabilization Materials

edited by

Baoshou Shen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1881 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation and improvement; water purification; windbreak and sand fixation; air purification materials; natural eco-materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Development of Innovative Anticancer Agents and Antitumor Strategies

edited by

Sebastiano Intagliata

Elisa Magli

and

Mariachiara Trapani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer strategies; anticancer agents; drug design; drug development; chemical synthesis; small molecules; drug delivery; prodrugs; hybrid compounds; multitarget ligands; conjugate derivatives; polypharmacology; hybrid nanoassemblies; nanoparticles; supramolecular systems; theranostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Functional Nanomaterials for Energy, Environmental and Sensing Applications

edited by

Jing Hu

, Ming Li and Miao Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1808 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensor and device; fluorescence probe; environmental catalysis; environmental monitoring; hydrogen production and safety; energy storage materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: From Synthesis to Emerging Applications

edited by Marina Cvjetko Bubalo and

Pedro Lozano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1805 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave-assisted organic synthesis; biotransformation; green chemistry; ionic liquids; antioxidant activity; phenolic compounds; reactor design; cytotoxicity; environmental engineering; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Olive Oil: Biosynthesis, Transformations, and Health Effects

edited by

Gulcan Ozkan

Serkan Selli

and

Hasim Kelebek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open

Keywords: virgin olive oil; olive oil bioactives; volatile compounds and aroma profile; biosynthesis and transformation of olive oil bioactives; olive oil production and processing chain; oxidative stability and antioxidant activity; sensory quality attributes; bioavailability and health-related effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Nanomaterial-Based Sensors for Food Safety Analysis

edited by

Qi Zhang

and

Shijie Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial-based sensors; electrochemical/optical sensors; pathogen/toxin/pesticide/heavy metal ion detection; point-of-care testing; on-site; all-in-one; sensitivity enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Porous Carbon Materials: Preparation and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianxiao Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous carbon materials; energy storage; environmental science; sensors; adsorption; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Fluorescent Molecular Tools for Neuroscience Research

edited by Sheng Xie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open

Keywords: histochemical method; fluorescent probes; brain-wide 3D imaging; neuropathology; immunofluorescence labeling; transgenic labeling; small-fluorophore labeling; metallophilic labeling; virus-based labeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Natural Products, Second Edition

edited by

Rositsa Mihaylova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; anticancer; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; plant extracts; derived compounds; oxidative stress

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

Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Dietary Small Molecules and Natural Products: From Discovery to Mechanistic Understanding

edited by

Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos

and

Marilena Kampa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; dietary small molecules; therapeutic agents; mechanism of action; nutraceuticals; functional foods; molecular targets; pharmacological activity; chronic diseases; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; metabolic disorders; hormone-related diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Novel Analytical Techniques in Food Chemistry

edited by

Marilena Dasenaki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and safety; food authenticity; food analysis; mass spectrometry; spectroscopic techniques; biosensors; chemometrics and machine learning; foodomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Molecular Conformational Diversity

edited by

Vladimir N. Uversky

and

Marilisa Leone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: conformational diversity; conformational ensemble; conformational flexibility; conformational sampling; energy landscape; protein dynamics; structural heterogeneity; intrinsically disordered proteins; molecular recognition; ligand binding; protein–protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advances in the Chemical Analysis of Prehistoric Materials

edited by

Federica Valentini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeological tools (resins, adhesives); chromatography (gas chromatography); infrared spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); archaeobotany; archaeology; terpenoids; sesquiterpenes; volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Organic Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Applications

edited by Xiaonan Ma and Jianyu Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic luminescent materials; molecular design; chemical synthesis; photophysics; excited-state dynamics; OLED displaying; bio-imaging; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Aroma and Volatile Compounds from Foods

edited by

Tao Feng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: aroma compounds; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); food flavor; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS); odor activity value (OAV); food quality; food processing; sensory analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Flavours and Fragrances)

Design, Synthesis, and Photochemical Studies of Functional Dyes

edited by Liang Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of functional dyes; photochemistry of dyes; organic dyes; functional organic dyes; photo-inducing materials; organic photoelectric materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Bioactive Molecules from Natural Sources and Their Functions—2nd Edition

edited by Sonia Del Prete and

Mario Pagano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; primary metabolism; living organisms; function; structure; enzymes; biosynthetic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Transformations and Analysis in Food: Nutrition, Flavor Compounds, and Microbiological Research

edited by

Zhijia Liu

Xuejiao Wang

and

Xingwei Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor compounds; fermented food; flavor formation; flavor compound production/synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Topological Polymers for Advanced Materials

edited by

Afang Zhang

Wen Li

and Jiatao Yan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendritic macromolecules; molecular brushes; polymer brushes; comb-like polymers; star polymers; graft polymers; polyrotaxanes; 2D polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Cutting-Edge Research and Future Directions

edited by

Xibao Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic water splitting; hydrogen production; photocatalysts; heterojunctions; co-catalysts; charge carrier

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Porphyrin-Based Molecules: From Synthesis to Structure–Activity Relationships and Applications

edited by Prashanth K. Poddutoori

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyrin; phthalocyanine; corrole; borondipyrromethane; synthesis; photophysics; electrochemistry; energy transfer; electron transfer; solar energy conversion; photodynamic therapy; molecular electronics, photonics, and catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Secondary Metabolites: Green Isolation, AI-Assisted Elucidation, and Mechanistic Insight

edited by Niko Radulović and

Miljana Đorđević Zlatković

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; natural products; AI/ML dereplication; metabolomics; advanced NMR/MS; green/flow isolation; chemoproteomics; mechanism of action; FAIR data

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

Metal–Organic Framework-Based Materials: Preparation and Application in Electrochemistry

edited by

Lan Xu

and

Jing Yin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal–organic frameworks; energy storage/conversion; electrocatalysis; electrochemical sensors; flexible devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Biosynthetic Strategies for Exploiting Natural Products: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Zhihua Liao

and

Guanglei Ma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthetic gene clusters; genome mining; heterologous expression; pathway elucidation; metabolic engineering

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

Carbohydrate-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Chemistry, Design, and Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Georgia N. Valsami

Natassa Pippa

and Paraskevi Papakyriakopoulou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrate-based drug delivery systems; polysaccharides; cyclodextrins; drug loading and release; routes of administration; in vitro–in vivo evaluation; PK/PD studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Ligands: Design, Syntheses, and Applications in Organometallic Catalysis

edited by

David Sémeril

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: ligand design; organometallic catalysis; green & sustainable chemistry; industrial catalysis; synthesis & applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Advances in Supramolecular Systems for Biomolecular Recognition

edited by Liping Cao and

Evgeny Kataev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular systems; biomolecular recognition; host-guest interactions; molecular sensors; drug delivery; molecular scaffolds; biomolecular diagnostics; therapeutic applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Biomass and Waste Conversion and Valorization to Chemicals, Energy and Fuels, 2nd Edition

edited by José A.P. Coelho and Roumiana P. Stateva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants and microalgal biomass; sustainable waste valorization; biofuels; biorefinery, neoteric solvents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Small Molecules for Gonadal Diseases

edited by

Zhengchao Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; gonadal diseases; polycystic ovary syndrome; testicular dysfunction; prostate diseases; oxidative stress; inflammation; reproductive biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Effects of Functional Foods and Dietary Bioactives on Human Health—2nd Edition

edited by

Shaobo Zhou

and

Linhong Yuan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; dietary bioactives; nutraceuticals; molecular nutrition; bioavailability; gut microbiome; multi-omics; metabolomics; polysaccharides; polyphenols; peptides; inflammation; oxidative stress; chronic disease prevention; precision nutrition; translational nutrition; sustainable bioactives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Pharmacological Evaluation and Phytochemical Analysis of Natural Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Faloni de Andrade

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 767 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; phytochemistry; pharmacological evaluation; secondary metabolites; phytochemical analysis

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

Design and Biological Applications of Platinum-Based Complexes

edited by

Anife Ahmedova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoactivatable Pt(II) complexes; Pt(IV) prodrugs; multi-nuclear and supramolecular platinum complexes; antimicrobial and antibiofilm platinum agents; platinum theranostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Quinoline and Quinazoline Derivatives: A Valuable Prospect for Drug Discovery

edited by

Leyla Yurttas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: quinoline; isoquinoline; quinolone; quinazoline; quinazolinone; biological evaluation; chemotherapeutic molecules; anticancer activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Luis Apaza Ticona

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory activity; secondary metabolites; metabolomics; Nrf2–Keap1 pathway; NF-κB signaling; oxidative stress (ROS/RNS); structure–activity relationship (SAR); multi-omics profiling

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

Advanced Materials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

edited by

Seunghun Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue repair and regeneration; bone and cartilage reconstruction; drug delivery; wound healing; design; synthesis; characterization; application; biopolymer-based and composite scaffolds; hard and soft tissue engineering; 3D-printed and bioprinted constructs; surface-functionalized biomaterials; smart and stimuli-responsive materials; nanoparticle-based drug delivery and gene delivery systems; hydrogels for cell encapsulation and controlled release; in vitro and in vivo evaluation of biocompatibility and efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Target-Based Drug Design, Discovery and Screening

edited by Guang Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure-based drug design; synthesis; target-based drug discovery; virtual screening; inhibitors; PROTACs; degraders; kinases; epigenetic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

High-Value Utilization of Food and Agricultural By-Products

edited by

Miona G. Miljković

Slađana Z. Davidović

and

Katarina M. Banjanac

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: food by-products; agro-industrial by-products; waste valorization; bioactive compounds; sustainable processing; value-added products; biotechnology; circular economy; zero-waste strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

New Nanomaterials for Diagnostics and Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rossella De Marco

and

Ali Dehshahri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

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