Browse Items (521 total)

Sea and marine biodiversity exploration represents a new frontier for the discovery of new natural products with human health benefits (“the exploitable biology”). New compounds suitable for nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, or pharmaceuticals require…

Hydrogels are interesting materials for pharmaceutical application and are particularly useful as drug delivery systems because they are biocompatible and nontoxic. They consist of three-dimensional, hydrophilic, and polymeric networks capable of…

Stomatitis is not life-threatening, but its occasional recurrence significantly reduces our quality of
life. It is unclear to what extent prolonged stomatitis is involved in life span and cancer development.
Among natural products, Kampo is the most…

Polyphenols are plant non-nutrient natural products, or the plant secondary metabolites, found
in fruits, vegetables, and seeds that we consume daily. Their intakes from fruit, vegetables, seeds,
and nuts are associated with lower risks of chronic…

The focus of this SpecialIssueofPharmaceuticalsisonthedesign,synthesis,and molecular mechanism of action of novel antitumor, drugs with a special emphasis on the relationship between the chemical structure and the biological activity of the…

Plant alkaloids are critical components of modern medicine and pharmaceuticals.
These compounds are also becoming increasingly important for industrial uses as part of the
green chemistry revolution. This Special Issue will focus on the molecular…

Mucoadhesion, defined as the ability of materials to stick to mucosal tissues in the human body, has attracted substantial interest of researchers over the past few decades. The applicability of mucoadhesion in the drug delivery has been first…

Carotenoids represent a large group of isoprenoid structures with many different structural
characteristics and biological activities. They are the most important pigments of those occurring
in nature and are responsible for the various colors of…

Warts are the most common lesions caused by human
papillomavirus (HPV). Recent research suggests that oxidative stress and inflammation are involved
in the pathogenesis of HPV-related lesions. It has been shown that the soluble receptor for…