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Ligand-Based Design and Optimization of Antibacterial Agents: From Structure to Activity

edited by

Cleydson Breno Rodrigues dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open

Keywords: ligand-based drug design (LBDD); antibacterial agents; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR); pharmacophore modeling; virtual screening; cheminformatics; molecular optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Functional Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jolanta Sereikaitė

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food ingredients; delivery of bioactives; bioavailability of bioactives; technological aspects; health benefits; personalized nutrition; health claims

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Novel Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Porous Photochromic Materials

edited by Junbiao Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochromism; porous materials; open-frameworks; inorganic– organic hybrid; electron transfer; light sensors; inkless printing; anticounterfeiting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Trends of Drug Synthesis in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Cheng-Hua Jin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug synthesis; anticancer agents; antimicrobial resistance; green chemistry; AI-driven design; targeted delivery systems; continuous-flow technology; structure– activity optimization; multidisciplinary collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds against Parasites, Bacteria and Related Diseases—Third Edition

edited by

Valentina Virginia Ebani

and

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 539 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; essential oils; herbal extracts; fungi; mycoses; helmints parasite; protozoa parasite; arthropods parasite; parasitoses; anti-drug-resistant parasites; antifungal-resistant molds; yeast; Gram-positive bacteria; Gram-negative bacteria; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; bacterial infections; animal infections; human infections; zoomotic infections

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

Recent Advances in Extraction Techniques for Elemental Analysis

edited by Ricardo Cassella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; microextraction; liquid— liquid extraction; solid-phase extraction; elemental analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Organoantimony Chemistry

edited by Renhua Qiu and

Longzhi Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimony chemistry; organostibines; C– Sb bond formation; organometallic chemistry; utilization of antimony resources; removal of antimony contaminants; bioactive antimony compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Environmental and Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Rita Patakfalvi

and

Ravichandran Manisekaran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; diagnostics; therapy; anticancer; antimicrobial; adsorption; photocatalysis; sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

A New Perspective on the Determination and Removal of Pollutants in the Environment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Urszula Kotowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; toxic metals; wastewater; natural environment; determination methods; phytoremediation; adsorption; microplastic; toxicity; environmental risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Designing Eco-Friendly Heterogeneous Catalysts for Green Oxidation Reactions

edited by

Rosaria Schettini

and

Maria Rosaria Acocella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design; catalyst synthesis; sustainability; green chemistry; oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

New Horizons for Deep Eutectic Solvents

edited by

Marco Chiarini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep eutectic solvent; natural deep eutectic solvents; green solvent; solvent design; hydrogen bond acceptor; hydrogen bond donor; hole theory; phase behavior; eutectic point; physicochemical properties; supramolecular network; separation processes; energy storage devices; templated synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Metalloenzyme Structure and Function

edited by Yifan Wang and

Ian Davis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic mechanisms; structure– function relationships; enzymatic applications; novel metalloenzymes; biocatalysts; enzyme engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Hybrid Sol-Gel Materials

edited by

Guido Kickelbick

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid materials; sol– gel; synthesis; characterisation; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Peptide and Protein-Based Materials: Technology and Applications

edited by

Mariano Venanzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionanotechnology; nanobiomedicine; peptide materials; peptide nanostructures; protein materials; protein technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advancements in Solid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Solid-State Batteries

edited by Adil Saleem and

Leon L. Shaw

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; rechargeable batteries; solid state electrolytes; lithium dendrites; battery safety; energy efficiency

Analysis of Natural Volatile Organic Compounds (NVOCs)

edited by

Igor Jerković

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; essential oils; headspace; terpene; norisoporenoid and phenylpropane derivatives; aliphatic compounds; gas chromatography

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

New Developments in Green Catalysis for Organic Synthesis

edited by

Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda

and

Suresh Maddila

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: green catalysis; organic synthesis; photocatalysis; metal-catalysis; bio-catalysis; organo-catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Recent Progress in Advanced Microwave Absorption Materials: Synthesis, Structure and Application

edited by

Yi Hou

and Xiaolin Lan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced microwave absorption materials; new methods and design strategies; new preparation and characterization concepts; electromagnetic attenuation mechanism; intelligent/smart and multiple functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Sol-Gel Derived Nanostructured Materials with Innovative Characteristics and Diversified Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariana Ghica

and Andreia Romeiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerogels; nanocomposites; biomaterials; green; life-cycle assessment; functional; modelling; simulation; scale up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Deep Removal of Emerging Pollutants, 2nd Edition

edited by Qiyu Lian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; catalytic ozonation or ozonation; fenton-like catalysis; piezo-catalysis; electrochemical-catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Design and Synthesis of Antiviral Drugs Targeting Enzymes of Emerging RNA Viruses

edited by

Angela Corona

and

Antonio Lupia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; RNA viruses; viral replication; drug design; enzyme inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Emerging Drug Targets: New Challenges for the Medicinal Chemist

edited by

Giovanni Ribaudo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing; drug repositioning; drug design; target validation; molecular modeling; interaction studies; organic synthesis; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Food Chemistry in Europe, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chemistry; food process; food additives; food analysis; food safety; metabolomics; data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Featured Review Papers in Food Chemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Tao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 226 | 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)

Innovations in Heterocyclic Chemistry: Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity

edited by Fernanda da Costa Santos Boechat, Maria Cecília B. V. De Souza,

Marcela Cristina de Moraes

and

Pedro Netto Batalha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; synthesis; bioactivity; medicinal chemistry; structure-activity relationship (SAR); green chemistry; biochromatography; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Terpenes and Their Derivatives: From Nature to Medical Applications

edited by

Linfu Liang

Anwar Rayan

and

Barbara De Filippis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: terpenes; plants; animals; microbes; extraction technologies; structure elucidation; chemical synthesis and biosynthesis; biological investigation

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

Fabrication, Properties and Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells

edited by Wenxin Mao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; 2D perovskites; stability; bandgap; photoluminescence; layered structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Fluorescent Probes: Design, Synthesis, Properties and Application

edited by Zhaoyang Wang and Yancheng Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; fluorescent sensors; fluorescent analytical technology; chemical detection; biological detection; fluorescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications

edited by Xiaokun Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; clean energy technologies; hydrogen production; fuel cells; catalysts; carbon capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Study on Extraction and Chemical Constituents of Natural Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Epifano

Salvatore Genovese

and

Serena Fiorito

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacological effects; extracts from plants; fungus; and other living organisms; chemical constituents; isolation

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

Molecular Spectroscopy and Computations of Solvation Phenomena of Bioorganic Molecules: New Insights and Applications

edited by

Teobald Kupka

and

Ioannis P. Gerothanassis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorganic molecules; solvation phenomena; spectroscopic methods; quantum chemical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guangbao Yang

and

Dongdong Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; inorganic nanoparticles; organic nanoparticles; nanomedicine; drug delivery; biomedical imaging; cancer therapy; theranostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Advances in Trace Element Analysis: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Davide Spanu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace element analysis; speciation techniques; environmental monitoring; atomic spectrometry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; bioavailability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Green Chemistry in Portugal, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luísa Margarida Martins

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimize or eliminate the use of harmful substances; environmental protection; sustainable chemistry; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

N,O,S-Donor Ligands and Metal Complexes: From Structural Characterization to Biological and Catalytic Applications

edited by

Barbara Morzyk-Ociepa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: N; O; S-donor ligands; metal complexes; catalysis; coordination chemistry; biomimetics; structural characterization; spectroscopy; DFT; theoretical modeling; biomedical applications; industrial processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Pharmacological Bioassays of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants

edited by

José L. Martínez

and

Luigi Milella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology of medicinal plants; pharmacology of natural products; medicinal plants; mechanisms of action (cardiovascular; nervous system; digestive; etc.); active principles in diseases (Parkinson's; cancer; ulcers; etc.); isolation and bioassays of medicinal plant extracts

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

Bee Product Chemistry: Identification and Characterization of Natural Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Sagona

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey; wax; bee pollen; venom; propolis; royal jelly; bee larvae

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

Advanced Chemical Innovations for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Mohammed J.K. Bashir

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; catalytic degradation; nanomaterials; green chemistry; pollutant mineralization; ionic liquid applications; smart adsorbents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Computational Chemical Biology: Recent Advances and Future Trends

edited by

Shaoyong Lu

and

Jianxiang Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning/deep learning in drug discovery; multi-scale simulations and MD and QM/MM simulations; biomolecular conformational changes and allostery; systems and network pharmacology; chemical library screening and cheminformatics; bioinformatics integration and big data in drug discovery; ADMET prediction and drug repurposing; target prediction/validation and hit-to-lead optimization

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

Visible Light Active Photocatalysts for Organic Synthesis

edited by Wentao Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic chemistry; photocatalyst; synthesis; radical; single-electron transfer; atom transfer; energy transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Natural Products Chemistry in Asia

edited by

Shao-Hua Wang

and

Wenhan Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation protocol; structure elucidation; synthesis; biosynthesis; bioactivity; chemical ecology

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

Advances in Electrode Preparation and Interphase with Electrolytes in Energy Storage Devices

edited by

Ju-Myung Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: rechargeable batteries; lithium batteries; electrode and electrolyte interphase; electrode preparation; interphase design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Complexes as Tool for Design and Synthesis of Species with Biological Application

edited by

Rodica Olar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complex; resistance; biofilm; antitumor; carrier; target biomolecule; drug design; hybrid material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Material Chemistry for Sustainable Energy Storage: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Bofeng Shang

and Peng Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change thermal energy storage material; energy storage hydrogel materials; materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production; thermochemical heat storage materials; electrochemical energy storage material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Organic Semiconducting Materials Design in the Functional Organic Transistors

edited by Wan Yue and Shengyu Cong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic field-effect transistors; organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs); organic electrochemical neuronal synapse (OENS); small molecules; conjugated polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Phytochemistry, Antioxidants, and Anti-Diabetes

edited by

Valerija Vujčić Bok

, Gordana Rusak and

Ivana Sola

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3017 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural antioxidants; plant extracts; functional foods; nutraceuticals; diabetes

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

Materials Investigation Through Vibrational Spectroscopy/Microscopy

edited by Dimitrios Palles

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 946 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman (micro)spectroscopy; infrared (micro)spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy; transmission Raman spectroscopy; photothermal infrared spectroscopy; material structure/bonding– function correlations with vibrational properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bioactive Metabolites from Marine Invertebrates and Their Associated Microorganisms—in Celebration of Professors Longmei Zeng and Jingyu Su’s 95th Birthday

edited by

Yonghong Liu

Cui-Xian Zhang

and Shihai Xu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine organisms; bioactive metabolites; marine invertebrates and their associated microorganisms

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

Health Benefits and Applications of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds

edited by

Joana Madureira

and

Sandra Cabo Verde

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9156 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; health benefits; bioactive properties; extraction methodologies; in vitro and in vivo studies; potential applications

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

Advances in Chemistry of Cosmetics

edited by

Chang-Gu Hyun

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8794 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanocytes (melanogenesis); fibroblasts (anti-wrinkles); papilla (hair growth); keratinocytes (skin health); macrophages (inflammation); adipocytes (obesity); natural products; organic synthesis; enzyme inhibitors; molecular docking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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