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Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanoencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds 2.0

edited by

Jolanta Sereikaitė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanoencapsulation; bioactive compounds; encapsulation materials; encapsulation techniques; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Candidates for Inflammatory Diseases

edited by

Christian Lehmann

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; pharmacotherapy; immune modulation; drug development; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Structural Design and Preparation of Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composite Films

edited by

Wan-Li He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal; polymer; composite; film; mesophase; structure and properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Multifunctional Metal-Organic Framework Composites

edited by

Fei Ke

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2625 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-organic frameworks; nanocomposites; adsorption; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Novel Chemical and Biological Agents in the Treatment of Pain and Substance Use Disorders

edited by

Samuel Obeng

and

Christopher R. McCurdy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2577 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction; substance use disorder; pain; opioids; cannabinoids; stimulants; depressants; hallucinogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Phytochemicals: Extraction and Health Benefits

edited by

Mohamed Ali Ibrahim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturally occurring compounds; medicinal plants; natural drug leads; phytochemicals; secondary metabolites; natural products; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; anticancer; flavonoids; carotenoids; phenolic acids

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

Advances in Molecular Modeling in Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Heng Zhang

and Shiling Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2511 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular modeling; applications; quantum chemistry calculation; molecular dynamic simulation; Monte Carlo simulation; combined experimental and simulation studies

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

Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds: Volume II

edited by

Brindusa Tiperciuc

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2462 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological activity; nature-derived molecules; heterocyclic moieties; aromatic species; structural diversity; alkaloids; organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Applied Chemistry in Europe 2024

edited by

Rosa Iacovino

and Gianluca D'Abrosca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2461 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial applications; nano-materials; environmental chemistry; chemical synthesis; green chemistry; theoretical chemistry; analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

The 160th Anniversary of the Schiff Base Discovery: Obtaining Functional Molecules with Schiff Bases

edited by

Takashiro Akitsu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2428 | Submission Open

Keywords: azomethine; imine; synthesis; functions; Schiff base

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Study on Synthesis and Photochemistry of Dyes

edited by Liang Han

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of dyes; photochemistry of dyes; organic dyes; functional organic dyes; photo-inducing materials; organic photoelectric materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Design and Construct Two-Dimensional Super Thin Materials

edited by

Waseem Raza

, **ngke Cai and Arshad Hussain

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D super thin materials and heterointerfaces; chemistry and material functionality limited to 2D; modulation strategies for task-specific 2D materials; screening and technology innovation of 2D materials; 2D super thin materials and their application window

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Physicochemical Study of Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ryszard Rezler

Hanna Baranowska

and

Jerzy Stangierski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical composition; color; electric properties; functional compounds; rheology; spectroscopy; texture; thermodynamics; water activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Polymer Composites: Chemical Synthesis and Applications

edited by Ying Pan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; bio-composites; green/eco composites; energy composites; enhancement; mechanical properties; mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Natural Antioxidants in Functional Food

edited by

José Miguel Álvarez-Suárez

Montaña Cámara

and

Abishek Santhakumar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; bioactive compounds; functional foods; novel foods; exotic foods; health and nutrition claims

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Trends and Prospects in Computer-Aided Drug Design

edited by

Milan Mladenović

and

Rino Ragno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2123 | Submission Open

Keywords: ligand-based (LB) drug design; structure-based (SB) drug design; QSAR; 3D QSAR; 3D pharmacophores; artificial intelligence in drug design; software development for drug design; teaching methods in drug design

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

Sustainable Bioactive and Functional Molecules from Agri-Food Waste: A Tour to Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Ferreira-Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2065 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; bioactive molecules; isolation and characterization; innovative extraction methods; added-value products; functional foods; nutraceuticals; health applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Isolation, Identification and Application of Biologically Active Natural Products—Second Edition

edited by

Gui-Guang Cheng

and Ya-** Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; natural product chemistry; food chemistry; secondary metabolites; isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive compounds; novel analytical technique in natural products; phytomedicine; biological and pharmacological activity; toxicological evaluation

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

Molecular Spectroscopy–Atomistic Simulation Crosstalk in the Study of Intermolecular Interactions

edited by

Mariela Nolasco

and

Pedro D. Vaz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: Molecular spectroscopy; Intermolecular interactions; Vibrational spectroscopy; Neutron spectroscopy; Hydrogen bonds; Weak interactions; Supramolecular chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Research and Development of Antibacterial and Antitumor Drugs

edited by

Rozângela Curi Pedrosa

and

Ki-Young Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial agent; antitumor drugs; resistance; target discovery; immune microenvironment; immuno-oncology; immunotherapy; tumor-associated macrophages; metastasis; combination therapy; precision medicine; anti-toxin; biofilm

Recent Advances and Perspectives in Cancer Drug Design

edited by

Liang Cheng

, Mingxiang Teng and

Lei Deng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1978 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drug; drug target; structure-based drug discovery; artificial intelligence (AI) based drug discovery; multi-level omics data; drug sensitivity; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Novel Insights toward the Development of New Drugs

edited by

Fedora Grande

and

Giuseppina Ioele

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and synthetic compounds; drug design and synthesis; molecular docking and dynamic simulations; structure-activity relationships; target validation; biological evaluation; drug stability; protective systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

State-of-the-Art Analytical Technologies for Food Safety, Quality and Authenticity Assessment

edited by

Marilena Dasenaki

and

NIki Maragou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; chemical contaminants; bioactive compounds; omics technologies; food characterization; mass spectrometry; NMR; spectroscopic techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Chemopreventive and Antioxidant Activity of Plant Extracts and Other Phytochemical Compounds

edited by

Dimitrios Stagos

Nikolaos Goutzourelas

and

Varvara Trachana

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural compounds; antioxidants; anticancer; polyphenols; ROS-induced DNA damage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

New Organic–Inorganic Metal Halides: Chemistry and Optoelectronic Properties

edited by

Haoran Lin

Qingquan He

and

Wei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic– inorganic metal halides; material science; synthesis; structure– property relationship; optical properties; electrical properties; mechanism study; characterization methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Phase Separation in Molecular Biology

edited by

Bryan A. Gibson

and

Bappaditya Chandra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase separation; membrane-less organelles; biomolecular condensates; intrinsically disordered proteins; multivalent interactions; transcription

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advances in Water Electrolysis Technology

edited by

Li Du

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: water electrolysis; design of electrocatalysts; physical chemistry; materials chemistry; electron orbitals; surface chemistry; nano-dimension; experimental methodologies; electron spectroscopy; spectroscopy; theoretical methods; DFT calculation; molecular dynamic simulations; electrolysis reaction mechanism; water electrolyzer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Potential of Natural Products as Drug Leads Possessing Antioxidant, Antiaging and Anticancer Properties

edited by

Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk

and

Renata J. Ochocka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant extracts; plant secondary metabolites; oxidative stress; tumor; skin; aging; phytochemistry

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

New Strategies for Metal Catalysis in Heterogeneous System

edited by Meng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: single atom catalyst; metal-support interaction; preparation method; in-situ characterization technique; support effect; reaction mechanism; structure-activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Small Molecules as Targeted Anticancer Agents

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; anticancer; inhibitor; target; signal pathway; DNA damage/repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques in Food Sample Analysis

edited by

Raquel Sánchez Romero

and

Stefano Dall'Acqua

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open

Keywords: food sample; food safety; mass spectrometry; spectroscopic techniques; Raman spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Medicinal Plants and Industrial Crops: Phytochemistry and Metabolic Diseases II

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological biochemistry; plant chemistry; molecular biology and genetics; structure and bioactivities of phytochemicals; molecular genetics and genomics; protein biochemistry and proteomics; chemistry and bioactive products; medicinal plants for high bio-mass yield and phytochemical content; medicinal plants and diseases; ecological and geographical information system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Metal–Organic Framework-Based Materials: Chemical Synthesis and Applications

edited by **aolin Li, Kunyue Leng and

Yinyong Sun

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; porous materials; chemical synthesis; applications; specific surface area; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Advanced Chemical Approaches and Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by

Xuehui **e

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; refractory pollutants; biodegradation; chemical flocculants; anaerobic/aerobic; life cycle assessment; environmental impact analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Bioinformatic and Biochemical Identification of Phytochemical Drug Candidates

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; cancer; natural products; bioinformatics; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Coumarin and Its Derivatives III

edited by

Maria João Matos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: coumarins; natural products; synthesis; bioactivity; fluorescent dyes; computational studies; analytical methods; medicinal chemistry; chemical biology; drug discovery

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

Analyses and Applications of Phenolic Compounds in Food—2nd Edition

edited by

Monica Rosa Loizzo

Ana Teresa Sanches-Silva

and

Oscar Núñez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; extraction; identification; applications in food matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Ljubica Glavaš-Obrovac

Maja Molnar

and

Lidija-Marija Tumir

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; molecular design; synthetic methods; natural products and modification of natural products; in silico drug design; structure– activity relationship; drug discovery; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Fluorescence Detection with Molecularly Imprinted Sensors

edited by Minjia Meng and Yan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular imprinting techniques; fluorescent test strips; fluorescent sensors; fluorescent imprinted membranes; selective detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Fluorescent Probes for the Detection of Biomolecules

edited by Zhihong Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 975 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; fluorescent sensors; biological active species; detecting; bioimaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Design, Preparation, Characterization, and Applications of Functional Nanomaterials

edited by **song Zeng,

Wenhua Gao

**peng Li

and

Qianqian Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; nanocellulose; carbon nanomaterials; MXene; design; preparation; characterization; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Biopolymers and Biohybrids for Human Health

edited by

Pedro Fardim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceuticals; tissue engineering; drug delivery; wearables; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Products as Inspirations for the Development of Potential Therapeutic Agents—Second Edition

edited by

Zhenxing Zou

and

Haibo Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; secondary metabolites; isolation and identification of natural products; structure– activity relationship; biological

Advances in Coordination Chemistry 2.0

edited by Juan Niclós-Gutiérrez and

Miquel Barceló-Oliver

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis strategies for novel coordination compounds; coordination compounds with tailor-made ligands for specific applications; coordination compounds with multitopic ligands; single crystal XRD-structures and dimensionality of metal complexes; metal organic frameworks and its applications; molecular recognition in mixed-ligand metal complexes; at molecular and/or supra-molecular levels; model metal complexes from the bioinorganic frontier of biological chemistry; DFT and other theoretical approaches for interligand interactions in metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

The Chemical Immobilization and Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2

edited by

Bogumil E. Brycki

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral agents; biocidal nanoparticles; mechanism of immobilization; antiviral activity; bioactive polymers; molecular docking; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Studies of Organic Electrosynthesis

edited by

César Augusto Correia de Sequeira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic electrosynthesis; microreactors; modern redox mediators; organic reactions; room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs); production plants design; bipolar/monopolar charge flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Carbon-Based Materials for Photo/Electrocatalytic Applications

edited by Zhichang **ao, Debin Kong and Qi Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); porous organic polymers (POPs); carbonaceous electrocatalysts; molecular design; active sites; fuel cells; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

New Insights into Porous Materials in Adsorption and Catalysis

edited by Márcia G. Ventura, Ines Matos and

Maria Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; adsorption; environmental remediation; water and air purification; soil remediation; gas storage/upgrade; carbon dioxide capture; biomass to biofuel conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Transition Metal Compounds: Challenges and Breakthrough

edited by

Huimin Guo

Tao Hu

and

**n Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage materials; catalysis; photoelectric transformation; photochemistry and photophysics; electrode materials; transition metal complexes; molecular spectrum; reaction mechanisms; first-principles-based calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Bioorganic Chemistry in Europe

edited by

Marilisa Leone

and

Marian Vincenzi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme inhibitors; biocatalysis; membrane chemistry; peptide chemistry; bioactive peptides and proteins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

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