Symmetry/Asymmetry of Molecules Related to Biological Activity
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pharmaceutical biotechnology; property modeling; molecular docking; DFT computations
2. Biotechnology Department, The National Institute of Chemistry and Petrochemistry R&D of Bucharest, 202 Splaiul Independentei, 6th District, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: bioactive compound derived from microbial, vegetal or animal resources; biological properties of major or specific compounds; in silico biological properties, in vitro and in vitro biological activities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight new ways of exploring and demonstrating the role of the symmetry/asymmetry of natural or synthetic chemical compounds in relation to their potential biological activity, with the ultimate goal of revealing new therapeutic applications. Symmetrical chemical skeletons provide a number of desirable properties with implications in various biological activities. Correlating the symmetric/asymmetric elements of the structure with their functions and intrinsic behavior related to biological activity is a reliable way to better understand and exploit potential pharmaceutical or medical applications to design better structures with controlled properties. Symmetric assemblies reflect in specific shapes (cyclic, trigonal, icosahedral, tetrahedral, helical, etc.), leading to specific biological functions. Revealing the certain physical and chemical significance of the symmetry/asymmetry of natural or synthetic compounds therefore helps to obtain new effective information on their broad biological characteristics.
Dr. Amalia Stefaniu
Dr. Nicoleta Nicole Radu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- protein symmetry
- biomolecular symmetry
- supramolecular assembly
- symmetries of biological assemblies
- crystal structure
- biological activity
- molecular docking
