Research Topics/Sections
Biotechnological advancements
This topic focuses on biotechnological advancements, including fermentation technologies, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology, which are revolutionizing the development of natural products. Enhanced fermentation techniques enable the efficient and cost-effective production of bioactive compounds. Metabolic engineering optimizes microbial pathways to boost yields of targeted natural products, while synthetic biology allows...
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Biopesticides and biocontrol agents
This topic focuses on biopesticides and biocontrol agents. There is an urgent need for safe, effective alternatives to synthetic pesticides, especially in terms of human and environmental health. Many synthetic pesticides currently in use are not approved for organic farming, and the increasing resistance of pests to traditional pesticides highlights...
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Phytotherapy
This section focuses on the pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical applications of medicinal plants, including studies of herb-drug interactions.
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Biological activities of natural products
This section focuses on the biological activities of natural products such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer.
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Alternatives to antimicrobials
This Research Topic focuses on the development of natural products and their synthetic and semi-synthetic derivatives against multiple health-threatening agents, including viruses, multidrug-resistant bacteria, fungi, and protozoan diseases. We encourage structural studies and studies that correlate the structure and functional properties of antimicrobial proteins.
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Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics
This section focuses on the advancement and exploration of the applications of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics in biomedical, agricultural, veterinary, food, and cosmetic products.
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