Plants as Sources of Natural and Recombinant Anti-Cancer Agents
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; ethnobotany; phytochemistry; antioxidants; plant nutraceuticals
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: phytomedicine; metabolic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants have served as humanity's primary source of therapeutic agents throughout history, and they continue to underpin a significant proportion of the modern oncology pharmacopoeia. From ethnobotanical traditions to cutting-edge molecular farming and synthetic biology, the plant kingdom offers an extraordinary and largely unexplored reservoir of bioactive compounds and recombinant biologics with anti-cancer potential.
This Special Issue invites original research articles, comprehensive reviews, systematic reviews, and communications that advance our understanding of plant-derived and recombinant anti-cancer agents spanning the full discovery-to-translation pipeline: from ethnobotanical knowledge and phytochemical characterisation, through mechanistic oncology studies and biotechnological production, to nano-formulation strategies and early clinical evidence.
Scope and topics of interest include:
- Ethnobotany and traditional medicine;
- Natural plant-derived compounds;
- Recombinant anti-cancer agents from plant systems;
- Mechanisms of anti-cancer action;
- Biosynthetic pathways and metabolic engineering;
- Nano-formulation and drug delivery;
- Synergistic and combination strategies;
- Preclinical and translational studies.
Dr. Tomi Lois Adetunji
Prof. Dr. Ademola Olabode Ayeleso
Guest Editors
Dr. Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- medicinal plants
- plant secondary metabolites
- cytotoxicity
- bioavailability
- nanoparticle delivery
- anti-cancer activity
- ethnopharmacology
- bioprospecting
- pharmacokinetics
- combination therapy
- cancer immunotherapy
- flavonoids
- natural product drug discovery
- autophagy
- plant-made pharmaceuticals
- phytotherapy
- toxicity-profiling
- drug-resistance
- structure–activity relationship
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