Structural Studies on Marine Natural Products
A section of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Section Information
This Section of Marine Drugs focuses on novel articles and reviews reporting on the isolation, structure elucidation and bioactivity assays of natural products from the marine resources, including marine-derived macro- and microorganisms as well as marine plants (e.g., algae, seagrasses, phytoplankton and mangroves).
The correct characterization of the constituents of extracts obtained from marine resources is key scientific information; thus, the journal will not accept papers reporting only the activity of extracts but lacking any chemical characterization of their components or isolation of previously described compounds from new sources without any relevant biological or pharmacological activity. For details, please check the following information: “Correct Identification of Natural Products” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/marinedrugs/instructions#natural_products).
Scope
- Isolation and structure elucidation of marine natural products and analogues
- Novel methods and technologies, including computational calculations and simulations, for isolation, structure elucidation and determination of absolute stereochemistry of marine natural products and analogues
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Diversity of Marine Fungi as a Source of Bioactive Natural Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Bioactive Natural Products from the Deep-Sea-Sourced Microbes (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Structural Diversity in Marine Natural Products (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Marine Streptomyces-Derived Natural Products 2024 (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Marine Terpenoids 2025 (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds from Extreme Marine Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Bioactive Secondary Metabolites of Marine Fungi, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Selected Papers from the 4th International Conference on Natural Products & Human Health (4th ICNPHH) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)