Biophysics of Natural Molecules and Derivatives for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Biophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2022) | Viewed by 327
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular biophysics; photophysical and photochemical processes; fluorescent natural pigments and PDT
Interests: multi scale simulations of biological systems and advanced materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural compounds derived from animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and other organisms show an extraordinary structural diversity, as well as a broad range of biological functions. Their intrinsic “biocompatibility” enables them to specifically target a wide number of biological structures. In fact, they have structural and physicochemical properties, making them capable of binding to and embedding into the molecular framework of living systems. Thus, they can also interfere with physiological as well as pathological processes. In fact, most of the pharmaceuticals in use today are derived from natural molecules that still represent one of the major sources of inspiration for the development of new therapeutic agents and important diagnostic tools as biochemical and molecular probes.
In this Special Issue, research articles, review articles, as well as short communications exploiting all the biophysical approaches and techniques, computational and experimental, in the study of natural molecules and derivatives of biomedical interest are welcome. Examples of topics include but are not limited to effects on disease models; antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, and anti-amyloid aggregation activities; photodynamic therapy; diagnostics; theranostics; drug discovery; biomarkers; and the detection of new pathogens.
Dr. Antonella Sgarbossa
Prof. Dr. Valentina Tozzini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural molecules
- pigments
- photodynamic therapy
- antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer activity
- anti-amyloid aggregation, molecular biophysics
- nanoscale biophysics
- photobiophysics
- spectroscopy
- microscopy and imaging
- multiscale simulations
- bioinformatics approaches
- machine learning statistical analysis
