Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are of increasing concern for society and national
governments, as well as globally due to their high mortality rate. The main risk factors of …

Molecular docking is an established in silico structure-based method widely used in drug
discovery. Docking enables the identification of novel compounds of therapeutic interest …

The therapeutic properties of plants have been recognised since time immemorial. Many
pathological conditions have been treated using plant-derived medicines. These medicines …

Human societies have been in close contact with their environments since the beginning of
their formation and used the ingredients of the environment to obtain food and medicine …

Covering 1989 to 2020 The mangrove forests are a complex ecosystem occurring at tropical
and subtropical intertidal estuarine zones and nourish a diverse group of microorganisms …

Drugs encapsulation is a suitable strategy in order to cope with the limitations of
conventional dosage forms such as unsuitable bioavailability, stability, taste, and odor …

Natural products and their molecular frameworks have a long tradition as valuable starting
points for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Recently, there has been a revitalization …

Natural products have been a rich source of compounds for drug discovery. However, their
use has diminished in the past two decades, in part because of technical barriers to …

A new medicine will take an average of 10–15 years and more than US $2 billion before it
can reach the pharmacy shelf. Traditionally, drug discovery relied on natural products as the …

Seaweeds are the ocean's living resources. Despite their widespread use in the food and
feed industries, they are untapped as a nutraceutical and medicinal products despite their …