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Bioactive Molecules and Drug Lead Compounds

edited by

Phurpa Wangchuk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 36920 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; small molecules of helminths; isolation of compounds; structure elucidation of novel compounds; metabolomics characterization; bioactivities; antimalarials; antimicrobials; anthelminthics; anti-inflammatories; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

ECSOC-26

edited by

Julio A. Seijas Vázquez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 31910 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Protein Structure, Function and Interaction

edited by

Rogerio R. Sotelo-Mundo

and

Claudener Souza Teixeira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 26020 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein structure; crystallography; electron microscopy; enzymes; carbohydrates; nucleic acids; binding; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Analytical Chemistry in Europe: Towards Sustainability and Quality of Life

edited by

Luís Passarinha

Eugenia Gallardo

and

Mário Barroso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 24271 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and bioanalytical methods; chemistry; drugs; toxic compounds; biomarkers; sample preparation; life quality; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Nanomaterials: Preparation Using Chemical Methods—from Fundamental Approaches towards Emerging Technological Applications

edited by

Sadaf Bashir Khan

Syed Irfan

and

Asghari Maqsood

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21590 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; photocatalysis for energy applications; advanced water purification; environmental catalysis; nanostructures; surface area; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Challenges in Food Flavor and Volatile Compounds Analysis

edited by

Henryk H. Jeleń

Małgorzata Majcher

and

Martyna Natalia Wieczorek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21289 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor; aroma compounds; volatiles; gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; sample preparation; hyphenated methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Flavours and Fragrances)

Recent Progress for Structure and Function Prediction of Protein and RNA

edited by

, Yang Cao,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20642 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein structure prediction; protein function prediction; RNA structure prediction; protein-ligand binding; end-to-end protein folding; distance– map prediction; model quality estimation; protein-protein complex

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Chemical Insights in Photofunctional Organic Compounds—a Themed Issue Dedicated to Professor Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy

edited by Jack Saltiel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17702 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochemistry and photophysics; supramolecular photochemistry; photocatalysis; mechanistic photochemistry; sustainable photochemistry; real life applications of photochemistry; photochemistry in synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Sustainable Development and Application of Renewable Chemicals from Biomass and Waste II

edited by

Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16474 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass waste reutilization; applications of lignin; applications of cellulose and hemicellulose; energy generation from biomass/waste; biochemistry of biomass/waste; hygienic paints; antimicrobial fabrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Heterocycles in Medicinal Chemistry II

edited by

Josef Jampilek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15292 | Submission Open

Keywords: drugs; heterocycles; pharmacophore; drug design; computer study; synthesis; analysis; natural compounds; carbohydrates; physicochemical properties; ADMET; biological screening; chemical biology; biological chemistry; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Properties and Applications of Ionic Liquids-Based Advanced Materials

edited by

José C. S. Costa

and

Luís M.N.B.F. Santos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15134 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; physical and chemical properties; nano-structuration and self-assembly; bulk properties; surface and interfacial properties; energy harvesting and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Functional Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources

edited by

Kuniyoshi Shimizu

and

Yhiya Amen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14339 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; structure– activity relationship; drug discovery; isolation and identification of natural products; biological activity; ethnopharmacology; natural medicines; medicinal mushrooms; functional foods; natural cosmetics; natural aroma; in vitro and in vivo studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Applications

edited by

Paolo Bertoncello

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12841 | Submission Open

Keywords: Electrocatalysis; Amperometric sensors; Oxygen reduction reactions; Hydrogen evolution and hydrogen oxidation reactions; Chemically modified electrodes; Nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Zeolites and Porous Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

edited by Feng Xu and Baoyu Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12522 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; zeolites; MOFs; synthesis; properties; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Fluorescence Detection of Biomolecules

edited by

Weijiang Guan

and

Guangle Niu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12228 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; fluorescent probe; detection; biomolecule; imaging; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Electroanalysis of Biochemistry and Material Chemistry

edited by Guang** Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12108 | Submission Open

Keywords: voltammetry; potentiometry; conductometry; electrolytic method; electrochemical biosensors; fuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Environmental Fate and Residue, Toxicity, and Risk Assessment of Pesticides

edited by

Zhiguang Hou

and

Xuesheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11742 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide residue; environment behavior; risk assessment; photolysis; hydrolysis; food safety; toxicity; analysis method; ginseng; fruits; vegetables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Natural Polymer Materials

edited by

**ao Hu

and

David Salas-de la Cruz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10939 | Submission Open

Keywords: Biopolymer; biomacromolecules and functional materials; Natrual polymer design and characterization; Film; foam; fiber; particle; gel; composite; sensor and device; Physical; chemical and biological properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Design and Application Based on Versatile Nano-Composites

edited by

**gang Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10440 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanosheets; composites; preparation; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Radicals, Mechanisms and Synthesis: A Themed Issue in Honor of the Many Contributions of Prof. Dr. John C. Walton

edited by John A. Murphy and

Eoin Martin Scanlan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10285 | Submission Open

Keywords: radicals; radical ions; redox; mechanism; EPR spectroscopy; computational methods; physical organic chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Molecular Structure of Minerals

edited by

Dun Wu

, Yuhang Gao and Guangqing Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9981 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral element composition; mineral spectroscopy; genetic mechanism of minerals; high-pressure minerals; mineral surface– interface interaction; utilization of mineral resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Environmental Functional Materials and CO₂ Storage Materials

edited by

Qinghua Yan

, Tianshan Xue and

Liang Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9544 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); VOCs oxidation; NOx removal material; advanced oxidation technology; resource utilization of solid waste; physical and chemical characterizations of materials; adsorption and catalytic reaction mechanisms; environmental applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Discovery of Enzyme Inhibitors from Natural Products II

edited by

Fengqing Yang

Jianbo Wan

and Liya Ge

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9429 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme inhibitor; natural product; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Lysozyme

edited by

Patrizia Ferraboschi

Paride Grisenti

and

Samuele Ciceri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9245 | Submission Open

Keywords: lysozyme; recombinant lysozyme; antibiotic activity; antibiotic resistance; antiviral activity; pyroelectric and piezoelectric properties; immunological properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Natural Products

edited by

Anna Bogucka-Kocka

and

Katarzyna Dos Santos Szewczyk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9151 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; anticancer; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; plant extracts; derived compounds; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Synthesis, Stereochemistry and Applications of Axially Chiral Organic Molecules

edited by Giorgio Bencivenni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9030 | Submission Open

Keywords: Atroposelective synthesis; Ligands; Catalysts; Chiral allenes; Chiral alkylidenes; Axially chiral spiro compounds; Atropisomers; Desymmetrization; Kinetic resolution; Dynamic kinetic resolution; C– H activation; Asymmetric coupling reaction; Rotational barrier; Dynamic thermodynamic resolution; Chiroptical properties; Natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Sensing Applications

edited by

Liming Fan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8841 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-organic framework; coordination polymer; supramolecular chemistry; luminescence sensor; chemosensor; trace detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds against Parasite, Bacteria and Related Diseases–2nd Edition

edited by

Valentina Virginia Ebani

and

Francesca Mancianti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8798 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; essential oils; herbal extracts; fungi; mycoses; helmints parasite; protozoa parasite; arthropods parasite; parasitoses; anti-drug resistant parasites; antifungal resistant molds; yeasts; gram-positive bacteria; gram-negative bacteria; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; bacterial infections; animal infections; human infections; zoomotic infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Bioactive Small Molecules: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

edited by

Albert Gandioso

and

Francesco Maione

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8770 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Metal Nanoparticles for a New Generation of Antibacterial Agents

edited by

Ana Isabel Ribeiro

and

Andrea Zille

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8753 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; green synthesis; composites; nanomaterials; antimicrobials; functionalization; combinatorial therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Metal Ions in Biology and Health: Insights from Molecular and Spectroscopic Tools

edited by

Andre Silva

and

Maria Rangel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8596 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal ion speciation; metal ion complex stability; metallodrugs; metal ion chelates; chelators; protein binding; protein modifications; spectroscopy; stability constant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Current Advances in Photochemistry

edited by

Giuseppina La Ganga

and

Serena Berardi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8487 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular photochemistry; photocatalysis; new luminescent material; artificial photosynthesis; photochemistry and photophysics of coordination compounds; environmental photocatalysis; photoinduced electron and energy transfer; photoelectrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Structure and Dynamics of Polymers and Self-Assembled Soft Materials

edited by

Yuecheng Peter Zhou

and

Bo Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8299 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; polymer dynamics; polymer physics; polymer rheology; self-assembly materials; structural-property relations; self-assembly mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Photocatalysis in the Control of Environmental Pollution

edited by

Huaqiang Zhuang

Kai Yang

and

Hongwen Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8172 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; wastewater treatments; environmental applications; pollutants photodegradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Food Flavor: Molecular Decoding, Multimodal Interaction and Perception

edited by

Liyan Zhao

and

**ao Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8145 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds from native or processed food; flavor molecular decoding; flavor release/retention; flavor quality; flavor-food ingredient interactions; flavor perception; multisensory integration; food flavor analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

edited by

Tsz Him Chow

and

Henglei Jia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7804 | Submission Open

Keywords: green synthesis; site-selective growth; symmetry-breaking synthesis; chiral synthesis; plasmonic metal nanoparticles; metal oxide nanoparticles; noble metal nanocrystals; 3D characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

2D Nanosheets and Their Nanohybrids

edited by

** Jia

and

Yucheng Lan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7707 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D nanosheets; nanohybrids; graphene; MXenes; transition-metal carbide; sulfide; phosphides; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; electrochemical reduction in carbon dioxides; ammonia synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Chromatography and Extraction Techniques for Chemical Applications

edited by

Jorge Pereira

and

Natalia Casado Navas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7615 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; sample preparation; extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; solid-phase extraction; liquid-liquid extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Contribution of Enzyme Catalysis to the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Dirk Holtmann

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7612 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymes; enzyme catalysis; biotransformation; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

New Frontiers in Fermented Products – 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessia Fazio

and

Chiara La Torre

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7261 | Submission Open

Keywords: application of microorganisms to the production of fermented food; traditional and innovative technologies of fermentation; natural health benefits of fermented foods; homemade and industrial fermented products; identification and production of novel starter cultures of commercial interest.; microbial biotransformation and production of active metabolites; mechanisms of action of fermented food on the microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources III

edited by

Iryna Smetanska

and

Oksana Sytar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7049 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; plant biotechnology; innovative food; plant natural resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

The Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of New Drug Candidates

edited by Carolina S. Marques,

Pedro Brandão

and

Anthony J. Burke

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6519 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive; in silico; in vitro; in vivo; ADMET; synthesis; privilege scaffold; active pharmaceutical ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Contaminated Water, Wastewater and Sediments

edited by

Przemysław Drzewicz

Grzegorz Nałęcz-Jawecki

and

Maciej Thomas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6136 | Submission Open

Keywords: coagulation; flocculation; degradation products; advanced oxidation processes; photolysis; photocatalysis; toxicity; pharmaceuticals; adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Strategies in the Design and Development of Antiviral Drugs

edited by

Shiv Bharadwaj

Umesh Yadava

and

Amaresh Kumar Sahoo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral drug; drug design; computational modeling; viral informatics; therapeutics; medicinal chemistry; innovative drug research; antiviral mechanisms; drug resistance; natural resources; synthetic drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Various Methods for Pharmaceutical Analysis Processes

edited by

Ki-Jung Paeng

and

Jongki Hong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5865 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical method; pharmaceutical analysis; drug impurity profiling; stability testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Featured Reviews in Applied Chemistry 2.0

edited by

Teobald Kupka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5629 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Biomacromolecules

edited by Song Wang and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5417 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; computational biology; theoretical chemistry; calculational chemistry; biomacromolecule

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Anti-Obesity Drug Discovery: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Liqing Zang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5181 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; metabolic syndrome; natural products; bioactive components; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; model animals; drug screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Applications of Solvent Extraction and Absorption for Metal Recovery

edited by

Qingjun Guan

and Zhenyue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5117 | Submission Open

Keywords: solvent extractant; leaching; eco-friendly processes; strategic and critical metals; adsorption; separation; wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

The Gaseous Neurotransmitter Nitric Oxide: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders

edited by

Nikolaos Pitsikas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5113 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitric oxide; biological targets; pharmacology; neuropsychiatric disorders; neurodegenerative disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

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