
Pharmaceuticals | Top 5 Selected Papers in 2024–2025 in the “Natural Products” Section
1. “Protective Effects of Oleanolic Acid on Human Keratinocytes: A Defense Against Exogenous Damage”
by Marzia Vasarri, Maria Camilla Bergonzi, Manuela Leri, Rebecca Castellacci, Monica Bucciantini, Lucia De Marchi and Donatella Degl’Innocenti
Pharmaceuticals 2025, 18(2), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18020238
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/18/2/238
2. “Anti-Biofilm and Anti-Quorum-Sensing Activity of Inula Extracts: A Strategy for Modulating Chromobacterium violaceum Virulence Factors”
by Petya D. Dimitrova, Viktoria Ivanova, Antoaneta Trendafilova and Tsvetelina Paunova-Krasteva
Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17(5), 573; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17050573
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/17/5/573
3. “Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Potential Uses of Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and Oregano Essential Oil”
by Renata Nurzyńska-Wierdak and Magdalena Walasek-Janusz
Pharmaceuticals 2025, 18(2), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18020267
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/18/2/267
4. “Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Mitragynine and Corynoxeine: Kratom-Derived Indole and Oxindole Alkaloids for Pain Management”
by Ahmed S. Alford, Hope L. Moreno, Menny M. Benjamin, Cody F. Dickinson and Mark T. Hamann
Mark T. Hamann
Pharmaceuticals 2025, 18(2), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18020222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/18/2/222
by Mihaela Boța, Lavinia Vlaia, Alex-Robert Jîjie, Iasmina Marcovici, Flavia Crişan, Cristian Oancea, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Tudor Mateescu and Elena-Alina Moacă
Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17(5), 598; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17050598
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/17/5/598