Applications of Natural Products in Sustainable Biotechnology
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: closed (28 March 2024) | Viewed by 2658
Special Issue Editors
Interests: echinoderms; marine invertebrates; ecological immunology- innate immunity; bioactive molecules; metabolism; signalling
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Interests: alternative nutritional sources, bioactive molecules, aquaculture; environmental toxicology; oxidative stress; immune response, cell and molecular biology
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Interests: host-pathogen interaction; virulence factors; inflammation; bacterial pathogens; immunogens; protein-protein interaction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bacteria and invertebrates, the most numerous forms of life in the world, synthesize bioactive molecules to protect themselves from dynamic and challenging environments and to acquire an advantage in survival competition. These organisms represent an important source of naturally exploitable compounds having high structural diversity and unique pharmacological or biological activities (e.g., antimicrobial, quorum sensing, antiviral, anticancer, antioxidant, and pro- or anti-inflammatory activities) due to natural selection and evolutionary processes.
In this special issue, we are collecting reviews and articles about the role of natural products in discovering, and developing natural and inexpensive solutions for sustainable biotechnology applications in medicine, nutraceutical, agriculture, and environmental protection.
Dr. Annalisa Pinsino
Dr. Alessia Giannetto
Dr. Salvatore Papasergi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- macromolecules
- metabolisms
- biological functions
- biosynthetic pathways
- waste valorisation
- cellular mechanisms
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