The Discovery, Extraction, Synthesis, and Application of Natural Products
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 179
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Interests: biotechnology; bioprocess engineering; microbiology; biomaterials
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Interests: biotechnology; bioprocess engineering; biomass conversion; fermentation
Interests: nanobiotechnology; biosensor; biomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products are receiving attention as they can be a source of value-added products in various fields, including food, biomedical, and cosmetic industries. Biomass is a feedstock of natural products such as bioactive molecules (e.g., terpenes, phenols, and flavonoids), proteins, and polysaccharides. Among various biomass, (1) plants are a major source of bioactive (antioxidant and antimicrobial) molecules, and many natural products have been discovered in plants over the centuries. (2) Marine biomass, including algae, is emerging as a promising source of potent or novel bioactive compounds, and new marine biomolecules have been identified. (3) Microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast are employed to biosynthesis bioactive compounds with relatively high yields. (4) Organic waste (e.g., food waste) is classified as next-generation biomass for sustainable production of bioactive molecules in the circular bioeconomy concept.
Different challenges exist in bioprocess engineering that produce natural products from each type of biomass. For instance, marine biomass is a reservoir of bioactive natural products that are still undiscovered, and optimization of microbial cell factories is required for industrial applications. In general, processing organic waste to obtain bioactive compounds is an extraction process, but it can also be utilized as a feedstock for fermentation processes to produce natural products. These challenges must be addressed for the sustainable production and application of natural products.
This Special Issue, “The Discovery, Extraction, Synthesis, and Application of Natural Products”, covers different aspects of biotechnology and bioprocess engineering for producing and applying natural products and fundamental research on the discovery and biosynthesis of natural products. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Molecular identification and utilization of unexplored plants and marine biomass as a feedstock for natural products.
- Discovery, identification, and modification of natural products with biological activities.
- Optimization of microbial cell factories or bioprocess to produce bioactive compounds via statistical optimization.
- Natural products from organic wastes via extraction or fermentation process.
- Development and characterization of value-added products (biomedicines, bioactive polymers, functional foods, etc.).
Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Hah Young Yoo & Dr. Kang Hyun Lee & Dr. Taek Lee and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Weizhuo Xu (Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103 Shenhe District China).
Dr. Hah Young Yoo
Dr. Kang Hyun Lee
Dr. Taek Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotics
- antioxidants
- biomass
- bioactive molecule
- biological activity
- biosynthesis
- biosensor
- biomedicine
- biotechnology
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