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Opportunities and Challenges in Organic Optoelectronic Materials

edited by

Chien-Jung Huang

and

Mu-Chun Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6035 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic semiconductors; organic photonics; inorganic/organic hybrid materials; excitons; electroluminescence; photovoltaics; vacuum/solution process; energy transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds as Modulators of Antioxidant Activity and Inflammatory Processes in Related Diseases

edited by

Raluca Maria Pop

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5840 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; antioxidant activities; anti-inflammatory activities; efficacy, safety, concentration-dependent effects; antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance

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

Synthesis, Identification and Biological Evaluation of Novel Natural and Derivative Products

edited by

Elson S. Alvarenga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5051 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; natural products; theoretical calculation; DFT; structure identification; biological evaluation

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

Bioactivity of Natural Compounds: From Plants to Humans, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guglielmina Froldi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4903 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; blood vessel; endothelium dysfunction; advanced glycation end products (AGEs); reactive oxygen species (ROS); cytokines; ADMET properties; pharmacokinetics; gender difference

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

Heavy Metal Pollutants in Water, Wastewater and Sediments: From Occurrence and Determination to Removal and Recovery

edited by

Maciej Thomas

Krzysztof Barbusiński

and

Tomáš Bakalár

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4900 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; analytical methods; wastewater; sludge; recycling; green chemistry; circular economy; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Advances in Dyes and Photochromics

edited by

Jose Antonio Gonzalez Delgado

Agostina-Lina Capodilupo

and

Jesús F. Arteaga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4847 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochromic compounds; green chemistry; molecular engineering; smart materials; environmental monitoring; electronic textiles; light-responsive materials; functional dyes; optical data storage; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Redox-Active Molecules as Key Players for Inflammatory Diseases

edited by Ange Mouithys-Mickalad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4504 | Submission Open

Keywords: redox-active Molecules; oxidative stress; inflammatory diseases; QSAR; computer-aided drug design; redox active natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Antimicrobial Peptide Assemblies

edited by

Wen Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4225 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides; peptide hybrids; peptide conjugates; self-assembly; stimuli-responsiveness; antimicrobial activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Chitosan, Chitosan Derivatives, Polysaccharides and Their Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Ewa Wiącek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4019 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: From Synthesis to Applications in Biomedical & Environmental Technologies

edited by

Marija B. Radoičić

and Darka Markovic

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3922 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanocomposites; metal oxide nanocomposites; nanomaterials synthesis; biomedical applications; environmental remediation; photocatalysis; antimicrobial activity; sustainable nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Products and Microbiology in Human Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ian Edwin Cock

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3791 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional medicine; antibiotics; antibiotic natural products; probiotics; novel antimicrobial therapies; microbial toxins; phytochemicals; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; drug potentiation

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

Discovery, Isolation, and Mechanisms of Bioactive Natural Products (2nd Edition)

edited by

Qiang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3598 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactivities; structural elucidation; mechanisms

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

Advances in Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Derivatives Based on Five-Membered Heterocyclic Scaffolds and Their Intermediates, 3rd Edition

edited by

Theodora Venera Apostol

George Mihai Nitulescu

and

Laura Ileana Socea

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive heterocycles; heterocyclic scaffolds; bioisosteric heterocyclic skeletons; azoles; pyrazole; oxazole; triazole; oxadiazole; drug design; in silico studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

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

edited by

Ion Romulus Scorei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2836 | 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 2718 | 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 2582 | 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 2408 | 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)

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

edited by

Helena Braga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2389 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications

edited by

Marija B. Radoičić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2349 | 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)

Plant Secondary Metabolites: Extraction, Isolation and Biological Activity

edited by

Antoaneta Trendafilova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2169 | 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 2078 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Hande Sipahi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2011 | 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)

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 1900 | 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 1880 | 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 1802 | 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)

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 1689 | 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)

Nanomaterial-Based Sensors for Food Safety Analysis

edited by

Qi Zhang

and

Shijie Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | 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)

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 1623 | 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)

Porous Carbon Materials: Preparation and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianxiao Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied 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 1597 | 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)

Fluorescent Molecular Tools for Neuroscience Research

edited by Sheng Xie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1578 | 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)

Structure and Properties of Energetic Materials

edited by

Shiliang Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1477 | 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)

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

edited by

Rositsa Mihaylova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1457 | 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 1424 | 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 1337 | 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)

Organic Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Applications

edited by Xiaonan Ma and Jianyu Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | 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)

Molecular Conformational Diversity

edited by

Vladimir N. Uversky

and

Marilisa Leone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | 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 1236 | 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)

Design, Synthesis, and Photochemical Studies of Functional Dyes

edited by Liang Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | 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)

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 1097 | 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 1052 | 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)

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 1039 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Cutting-Edge Research and Future Directions

edited by

Xibao Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | 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 1009 | 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 993 | 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 986 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials 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 939 | 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 832 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

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 780 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green 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 779 | Submission Open

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

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

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