Secondary Metabolites and Their Synthetic Derivatives as Potential Plant Protection Products
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 1503
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Interests: natural product drug discovery; phytochemistry; liquid chromatography; essential oils; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; solid phase extraction; high-performance liquid chromatography
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Dear Colleagues,
The world of terrestrial and aquatic plants offers diversified molecules which continue, to this day, to be the most interesting therapeutic option for the treatment of various pathologies that affect human beings.
The process leading to the discovery of new drugs is certainly long and troubled, but nevertheless, simple compounds, with 15 or 20 carbon atoms, such as sesquiterpenes or diterpenes, are still classes of chemical compounds that offer, even when derivatized, important applications for human health. The complex structure of these organic compounds, which is characterized by numerous chiral centers, can increase their biological potency and selectivity. For this reason, it is essential to carefully evaluate all the synthetic processes implemented for the discovery and development of new drugs.
This Special Issue focuses on those natural molecules, in particular terpenes, naturally present in plants and on synthetic derivatives. Different pathologies, such as anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities, will be evaluated, both in vitro and in vivo, to find their correlations with the structural diversity in the compound or compounds investigated.
Dr. Natale Badalamenti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- terpenoids
- biological activities
- natural products
- NMR
- synthetic derivatives
- structural modification
- mechanism of action
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