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Anti-Adipogenic and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Natural Products
edited by Youngjae Lee
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: adipogenesis; inflammation; phytochemicals; flavonoids; polyphenol metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Recent Developments in Metalloenzyme Inhibitors
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug design; metalloenzyme inhibitor; structure-activity relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Biomimetic and Functional Materials for Biomedical and Dental Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1579 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials; functional materials; biomimetic materials; biomimetic; mechanical properties; biomedical; bioengineering; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Current Trends in Materials for Beauty and Health submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: beauty; health; biomaterials; eco-friendly; natural products; cosmetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Porous Materials for Environmental Pollutant Adsorption and Degradation
edited by and Orsina Verdeş
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: microporous and mesoporous materials; adsorbents; environmental applications; physical and chemical characterizations of materials; carbon capture and utilization (CCU); CO2 adsorption mechanisms; adsorbent regeneration; heterogeneous catalytic reactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Exploring Microorganisms and Their Bioactive Secondary Metabolites: From Nature to Application submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; microbial secondary metabolites; biological activity; chemical composition; biosynthetic pathways; strategies for discovery; mechanisms of action; biotechnological potential; therapeutic applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Critical Quality Attributes of Natural Products
edited by Luca Giovanni Regazzoni
submission deadline 28 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical quality attributes; natural product characterization; bioactive natural compounds; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
Bioactive and Nutritional Molecules: From Natural Sources to Therapeutic and Health Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18975 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive and nutritional molecules; natural therapeutic agents; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)
Heterocycles in Medicinal Chemistry III
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18168 | Submission Open
Keywords: drugs; heterocycles; pharmacophore; drug design; computer study; synthesis; analysis; natural compounds; carbohydrates; physicochemical properties; ADMET; biological screening; chemical biology; biological chemistry; biomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Bioactive Molecules Targeting Inflammation Processes in Related Diseases—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17082 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant bioactive compounds; inflammation; chronic diseases; in vivo; in vitro
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Chromatographic Methods for Monitoring Food Safety and Quality submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14968 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; bioactive compounds; chromatography; contaminants; food chemistry; food authentication; food safety; food quality; food safety; method validation; microplastics; pesticides; veterinary drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
Metal Complexes for Optical and Electronics Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14291 | Submission Open
Keywords: coordination chemistry; metal complexes; transition metals; lanthanides; luminescence; nonlinear optics; photo-switching; conductivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)
Metal-Catalyzed Organic Transformations: Expanding Horizons in Synthetic Methodology
edited by Chen Chen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12458 | Submission Open
Keywords: multicomponent reactions; transition metal catalysis; organometallic chemistry; electrosynthesis; photocatalysis; green organic synthesis; bioactive molecules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)
Phytochemistry, Human Health and Molecular Mechanisms
edited by Valeria Naponelli and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10377 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; bioavailability; extraction methods; biological activities; functional applications; nutraceuticals; human metabolism; toxicity; bioactive-gut microbiota relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Natural Products and Microbiology in Human Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9782 | 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 Medicinal Chemistry)
Recent Research Progress of Novel Ion Adsorbents submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8795 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis of adsorbents; adsorbents regeneration; ionic adsorbates; purification of water; removal of impurities; adsorption mechanisms; desorption; equilibrium data; adsorption isotherms; kinetic models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)
Application of Computational Studies for Elucidation of Protein Structure and Function
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6510 | Submission Open
Keywords: simulation; artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; sequence analysis; protein assembly; drug discovery; theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)
Natural Compounds in Modern Therapies, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6408 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; plant extract; nutraceuticals; anticancer activity; antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; synergistic effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Heterocyclic Compounds: Synthesis, Application and Theoretical Study
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5462 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis and transformation of heterocycles; structural chemistry; reaction mechanisms; stereochemistry; regiochemistry; quantum chemical computations; biological activity of heterocyclic compounds; green chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)
Natural Products in Anticancer Activity: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3602 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; anticancer; drug; nature; molecule
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Organic and Inorganic Luminescent Materials, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3381 | Submission Open
Keywords: luminescent materials; molecular design; luminescent mechanisms and processes; luminescent devices; display; lighting; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)
Extraction and Analysis of New Bioactive Compounds Derived from Natural Products, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3323 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; natural products; traditional medicine; liquid– liquid extraction; hydro distillation and steam distillation; solid-phase extraction; Soxhlet extraction; pressurized liquid extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; ultrasound-assisted extraction; microwave-assisted extraction; enzyme-assisted extraction; pulsed electric field extraction; HPLC; HPLC-MS; GC-MS; NMR; IR; in vitro assay; in vivo assay; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; antitumoral activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Innovative Analytical Techniques in Food Chemistry
edited by , and Ying Gu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor; biosensor; food safety; advanced functional material; dual-mode; visualization; array sensor; paper-based sensor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)
Natural Products: Extraction, Analysis and Biological Activities
edited by and Łukasz Paprotny
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant products; secondary metabolites; extraction; analysis; quality of natural products; biological activity; health-promoting properties; agricultural waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
New Insight in Catalysis and Electrocatalysis for CO2 Conversion submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3151 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2; fine chemicals; bulk chemicals; catalysis; electrocatalysis; surfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)
Novel Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
edited by Haoyan Cheng and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3041 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; biomedicine; synthesis; characterization; applications; fabrication; optical properties; electrical properties; magnetic properties; mechanical properties; nanoscience; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Chemical Biology of Antimicrobial Resistance, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2798 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; resistance mechanism; antibiotics; diagnostics; new mode of action; antibiotic target; structure– activity relationship; molecular probe
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)
Enhanced Bioapplications of Biomolecules Mediated by Nanomaterials
edited by and Donghong Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2713 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofunctional materials; biomolecular recognition; molecular probes; biosensors; micro/nano chips; organic optoelectronic materials; bioenergy materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Discovery of Antibacterial Drugs
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacterial effect; antibiotics; drug discovery; natural compounds; pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Green Chemistry Approaches to Analysis and Environmental Remediation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2569 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; mass spectrometry; extraction; green analytical chemistry; emerging contaminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
Catalytic Approaches in Flow Chemistry submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2486 | Submission Open
Keywords: organocatalysis in continuous flow; flow chemistry for the preparation of APIs; green technologies in organic synthesis; green chemistry; organic synthesis; heterogeneous catalysis; scale-up
(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)
Advanced Materials for Environmental Remediation: Design and Applications
edited by Meijuan Chen and Yuru Wang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2390 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; environmental remediation; nanomaterials; biomaterials; porous materials; composites; water purification; air purification; soil remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Anti-inflammatory Activities of Natural Products—Third Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2353 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammation; anti-inflammatory; natural products; pharmacology; plant; marine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Recent Advances in Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution and Resource Recycling
edited by Wei Wang and Lang Yang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption; molecular structure design; environmental pollution; metal enrichment extraction; resource recycling; adsorbent preparation and synthesis; wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)
Recent Advances in Chromatography for Bioanalytical Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1944 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; mass spectrometry; sample preparation; automated techniques; green analytical chemistry; bioanalysis; toxicology; doping control; food chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
Anticancer Natural Products
edited by Zongtao Tom Lin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open
Keywords: anticancer; drug discovery; chemical biology; natural products; analytical methods; bioactive compounds; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
Fundamental Concepts and Recent Developments in Chemical Bonding
edited by Hajime Hirao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open
Keywords: conventional bonding; unconventional bonding; valence bond theory; molecular orbital theory; energy decomposition analysis; spin; aromaticity; nonbonded interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)
Materials for Emerging Electrochemical Devices—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state devices; batteries; electrochromic devices; smart windows; electrochemical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Photocatalytic Materials and Photocatalytic Reactions, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysts; carbon neutral; charge carrier separation; photocatalytic mechanism; photoredox reaction; nanocomposites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)
Advances in the Recycling of Industrial Waste: Critical Minerals in the Clean Energy Transition
edited by María Isabel Martín Hernández and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste material recycling; metal removal; metal recovery; critical metal separation; hydrometallurgical processes; pyrometallurgical process; urban mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)
Functional Nanomaterials and Their Applications in the Environment Remediation
edited by and Muhammad Irfan
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1563 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoremediation; environmental cleanup; pollutant removal; sustainable nanomaterials; heavy metal remediation; organic pollutant degradation; nano-ecotoxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Exploring Analytical Techniques in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmaceutical analysis; biomedical analysis; chromatographic analysis; spectroscopic analysis; mass spectrometry analysis; capillary electrophoresis; electrochemical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Exploring the Applications of Chromatographic Methods in Material Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface energy; adsorption; Lewis’ s acid– base parameters; materials and nanomaterials; biomaterials; drugs; pharmaceuticals; carbon fibers; oxides; metals; polymers; copolymers; composites; crystals; plasticizers; explosives; nanoenergetic materials; technology; thermodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Exclusive Feature Papers in Physical Chemistry, 3nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 1366 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalysis; energy electrochemistry; kinetic; interface chemistry; biophysical chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)
Preparation and Application of Novel Perovskite Catalysts
edited by Baofang Jin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1231 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite-type oxides; doping; high performance; remarkable resistance; thermal stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)
The Impact of Metal Complexes with Active Small Molecules in Biological Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal complexes; active small molecules; biological systems; signaling and regulatory functions; DNA-targeted therapy; new drugs and therapies; cellular therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)
Advancements in Analytical Chemistry for the Analysis and Detection of Food and Environment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical chemistry; food analysis; environmental analysis; innovative qualitative/quantitative detection techniques; trace analysis; food quality/safety; environmental protection/management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)
Nanotechnology Landscape in Modern Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; nanomedicine; healthcare; nanomaterials and nanostructures; nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; biosensing and monitoring; imaging and dignosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
Density Functional Theory: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open
Keywords: DFT; theoretical and computational chemistry; new functional materials; surface modification; structural optimization; electronic proprieties; chemical bond; structure; and reactivity; gas sensing; adsorption and desorption; nanomaterials and nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
Application of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical chemistry; food safety; food authenticity; food contaminants; spectroscopic methods; chromatographic techniques; advanced sample preparation; sustainability in food analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)
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