Chalcones (1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are precursors for flavonoids and isoflavonoids,
which are common simple chemical scaffolds found in many naturally occurring compounds …

Indole represents one of the most important privileged scaffolds in drug discovery. Indole
derivatives have the unique property of mimicking the structure of peptides and to bind …

Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest
animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents …

Recently, biosynthesis of nanoparticles has attracted scientists' attention because of the
necessity to develop new clean, cost-effective and efficient synthesis techniques. In …

Marine environment has demonstrated to be an interesting source of compounds with
uncommon and unique chemical features on which the molecular modeling and chemical …

Over the last few decade Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are the drugs of
choice for treating numerous inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis. The …

Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

In order to survive in a highly competitive environment, freshwater or marine algae have to
develop defense strategies that result in a tremendous diversity of compounds from different …

Every year, hundreds of new compounds are discovered from the metabolites of marine
organisms. Finding new and useful compounds is one of the crucial drivers for this field of …

The recent advent of transition‐metal mediated C H activation is revolutionizing the
synthetic field and gradually infusing a “C H activation mind‐set” in both students and …