Biological Activity of Extracts from Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; phytochemistry; phytotherapy; plant extracts; phenolics; essential oils; chromatography; antimicrobial activity; antitumor activity; antioxidant activity
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Dear colleagues,
Extracts from natural products, especially higher plants, have been used for the treatment of various diseases for millennia. Until the nineteenth century, medicines were based on natural products. At present, natural products still play a major role in therapy. Extracts from natural products are used in different therapeutic areas, and their efficacy is supported by clinical trials. The therapeutic potential of natural product extracts is undoubtedly related to their multicomponent nature, with impacts on different pharmacological targets (multitarget activity). In addition, compounds in extracts might act in synergy, resulting in higher efficacy.
The Special Issue aims to provide an update on the advances in research on the bioactivity of natural product extracts, especially (but not exclusively) anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, antidiabetic and anti-aging extracts. We welcome the submission of studies on the pharmacokinetics, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of activity, of natural product extracts and their interactions with drugs.
Researchers are invited to submit original research and review articles on the aforementioned topics.
This Special Issue is related to Phytochemical Society of Europe Conference on Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Development—Advances and Perspectives that will be held in Iasi, Romania, on September 19–22, 2022. can The conference be found on the website: https://psemeetingiasi2022.eu.
Prof. Dr. Anca Miron
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- anti-infective
- anti-inflammatory
- cardioprotective
- neuroprotective
- antidiabetic
- anti-aging
- pharmacokinetics
- natural product–drug interactions
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