Peptides: Advances and Innovations from Discovery to Application
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
Interests: active peptide screening; natural products; peptidomics; separation science; proteomics; LC-MS and GC-MS analyses; organic synthesis; asymmetric catalysis
Interests: mass spectrometry analyses; chromatographic methods; active peptides; bioactive natural compounds; therapeutic target identification; functional foods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Peptides have emerged as a vital class of biomolecules with diverse applications, spanning pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, functional foods, and material science. Their unique structural properties and bioactivities enable them to serve as therapeutic agents, enzyme inhibitors, biomaterials, and functional ingredients in food and nutrition. With ongoing advancements in peptide discovery, synthesis, engineering, characterization, and application, the field continues to evolve, providing innovative solutions to pressing scientific, industrial, and global challenges.
This Special Issue on “Peptides: Advances and Innovations from Discovery to Application” invites high-quality research and review articles on the latest advancements in peptide science, including discovery, structural modification, synthesis, functional characterization, and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Screening and characterization of bioactive peptide and their applications;
- Peptides and proteins for drug delivery;
- Peptide-based nanomaterials and their applications;
- Development of functional foods and nutraceuticals containing bioactive peptides;
- Techniques for the extraction, purification, and production of bioactive peptides;
- Peptide-based biosensors;
- Peptide synthesis and modifications;
- Peptide drugs: design and applications.
We welcome contributions from researchers in peptide chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, material sciences and related disciplines that advance this field.
Prof. Dr. Jue-Liang Hsu
Dr. Christoper Caesar Yudho Sutopo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- peptides
- peptide drugs
- functional foods
- peptidase substrates
- active peptide screening
- peptide self-assembly
- peptide synthesis and modification
- peptide separation and identification
- in silico peptide modeling
- peptide engineering
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