Natural Products and Their Applications in Pharmaceutical, Nutritional, and Cosmetic Products: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The first volume of this Special Issue was a great success (https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/life/special_issues/NaturalProducts_Pharmaceutical); therefore, we invite you to publish your research in the second edition of this Special Issue.

Natural products were the first source of nutritional, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical molecules for human health. Notwithstanding the important discoveries made in the field of synthetic (chemical and biotechnological) molecules, natural products still represent an unavoidable source of molecular diversity and are of particular use both on their own and for the creation of novel synthetic compounds. Furthermore, the increasing concern regarding environmental pollution, as well as the awareness that nature is humanity’s ally and should not be challenged by polluting it with molecules not already present in nature, have led to a continuous and steady increase in the consumption of natural and organic products compared to those from new synthetics. A sustainable answer must be given to the question of how to ethically tackle the growing demand for natural products. For these reasons, we believe it is of great importance to develop approaches, molecules, or derived products using an advanced scientific approach that considers traditional usage, but enhancing it in the light of the most advanced technologies available today. Biotechnology approaches that explore “natural equivalent” molecules or up-cycled active principles are most welcome, a sustainable approach toward a paucity-driven approach toward biodiversity.

Prof. Dr. Stefano Manfredini
Dr. Silvia Vertuani
Guest Editors

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