01About This Special Issue
Natural products and their secondary metabolites/derivatives have traditionally been precious as a novel rich source of various preventive and therapeutic mediators for many diseases and illnesses. It represents a rich source of bioactive compounds and are an example of molecular diversity, with well-known potential in drug discovery and development research.Until now, natural products have provided the inspiration for most of the active ingredients in medicines: around 80% of medicinal therapeutic inventions were either directly derived from naturally occurring active compounds or were inspired by a natural product, and more recent research findings confirms the continuing importance of natural products for drug discovery scenario. This special issue is intended to discuss the importance of natural products research and its role in modern drug discovery and development for various diseases/disorders.
We invite the researchers to submit original and review articles in different fields of natural products. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Pharmacological potential of medicinal plants
2. Phytochemistry
3. Quantitative analysis of active compounds
4. Ethnopharmacology/pharmacognosy
5. Food sciences and Food chemistry
6. Preclinical and clinical trials/reports on use of natural products for treating various ailments
7. Safety evaluations of natural products
8. Comparative investigations on natural products and synthetic drugs
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Palanisamy Arulselvan
Laboratory of Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Institute of Bioscience (IBS), University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Guest Editor
Nikhil Madadi
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
Guest Editor
Shreekant Deshpande
Analytical Department, Eutech Scientific Services, INC, Higland Park, United States
Guest Editor
Varsha Singh
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
Guest Editor
Ashok Kumar Pandurangan
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Guest Editor
Gokhan Zengin
Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
Guest Editor
Mandumo Mguli
HIV/AIDS- University of Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, South Africa
Guest Editor
Sharida Fakurazi
Laboratory of Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Institute of Bioscience (IBS), University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Guest Editor
Taofeek Ajiboye
Department of Biological Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-2, December 2014Pages: 1-11Received: 11 October 2014Accepted: 29 October 2014Published: 25 November 2014Abstract: The liver performs many vital functions to eliminate toxins and harmful substances from the body. Hepatotoxic agents can react with the basic cellular components and consequently induce almost all types of liver lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible hepatoprotective role of sesame oil against lead acetate induced hepatotoxi... Show More
