Chelating Ligands in Therapeutics: Recent Advances and Future Directions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editors
Interests: diffraction techniques; structure elucidation; conformation of bioactive compounds; antitubercular and anticancer agents; metal complexes; protein–protein interaction inhibitors; enzymatic inhibitors; multi-target drugs
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Interests: diffraction techniques; structure elucidation; conformation of bioactive compounds; antitubercular and anticancer agents; metal complexes; protein–protein interaction inhibitors; enzymatic inhibitors; multi-target drugs
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to announce the launch of a Special Issue titled "Chelating Ligands in Therapeutics: Recent Advances and Future Directions". This issue will explore the growing significance of chelating ligands in modern drug design and development.
Chelating ligands play an increasingly important role in a wide range of therapeutic innovations, from metal chelation therapies to novel anticancer and antimicrobial agents. With the rising incidence of metal-related diseases and the shift toward precision medicine, the need for fresh research into chelators has never been greater.
We invite researchers and experts in medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and related fields to contribute original research papers or critical reviews that highlight advancements in the use of chelating ligands for therapeutic interventions.
Contributions may focus on the design, synthesis, and development of novel chelating agents for the treatment of cancer, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections, or neurodegenerative diseases, as well as their applications in immunotherapy, diagnostic imaging, and radiopharmaceuticals. Additional areas of interest include chelation strategies for metal overload disorders, detoxification, and heavy metal poisoning. We also welcome computational studies and applied investigations into pharmacokinetics and bioavailability.
We look forward to your contributions and are confident that this collection will serve as a valuable resource for the scientific community.
Dr. Matteo Mori
Dr. Fiorella Meneghetti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal complexes
- chelation therapy
- chelating agents
- diagnostic imaging
- metal detoxification
- chelation pharmacokinetics
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