Natural Products Chemistry: Innovation and New Frontiers in Antiparasitic Therapies
A special issue of Parasitologia (ISSN 2673-6772).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 1413
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Interests: natural products chemistry; pharmacognosy; biotechnology; microbiology; virology; immunology
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Interests: ethnopharmacology; phytochemistry; phycology; analytical chemistry; organic chemistry; inorganic chemistry; neglected tropical diseases
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Interests: antiparasitic activity; biological activity; plant extracts; isolation and purification; natural compounds; microbiology
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Interests: parasitology; helminthology; bioinformatics; neglected tropical diseases; biochemistry; immunology; ethnopharmacology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Resistance to conventional antiparasitic treatments remains a significant challenge for both public and veterinary health. Natural products, derived from plants, algae, microorganisms, animals, and marine organisms, represent a promising source for developing new antiparasitic therapies. This Special Issue of Parasitologia focuses on the chemistry of natural products and aims to bring together innovative research evaluating the antiparasitic efficacy of these natural products using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches. By exploring the richness of natural biodiversity and its chemistry, this Special Issue will contribute to advancing new and effective therapeutic strategies against parasites affecting both humans and animals.
For this Special Issue, we are seeking the following types of contributions:
Original research articles: Papers reporting new findings on the antiparasitic activity of natural products, including studies on compounds derived from plants, algae, microorganisms, animals, and marine organisms, employing in vivo, in vitro, and in silico methods.
Reviews: Comprehensive review articles on recent advances in the research of natural products with antiparasitic activity, covering both experimental and computational studies, with an emphasis on natural product chemistry.
Case studies and brief reports: Concise reports of significant or innovative findings in evaluating the antiparasitic activity of natural products.
Commentaries and opinions: Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in using natural products for parasite control, focusing on natural product chemistry and interdisciplinary approaches.
We look forward to receiving your contributions. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure scientific quality and relevance.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Pathogens.
Dr. Raymundo Alejandro Pérez Hernández
Prof. Dr. Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea
Dr. Eduardo Sánchez-García
Dr. Joel Horacio Elizondo Luevano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- antiparasitic activity
- medicinal plants
- microorganisms
- marine organisms
- animal byproducts
- in vitro, in vivo, and in silico approaches
- natural products chemistry
- pharmacognosy
- innovative therapies
- ethnopharmacology
- micro-nanoparticles
- targeted therapy
- epidemiology
- purification and extraction
- ligand–receptor activity
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