Among the plethora of natural products of plant origin, cannabinoids are one of the most important classes of secondary metabolites. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in nearly every aspect of cannabinoid and endocannabinoid system research, in part thanks to loosening legislation around the world and the approval of therapeutic treatments based on these substances/meroterpenoids. As a result of their extremely wide structural complexity and their ability to interact with several biological targets of primary importance, cannabinoids are currently among the major research trends, which are still developing, in the global scientific community.
This Research Topic aims to bring together high-quality publications that present the latest advances in all areas of cannabinoids and related meroterpenoids chemistry and biochemistry. By focusing attention on their isolation, structural characterization, synthesis, application and biological evaluation, our scope is to gather knowledge and recent advancements on almost all the aspects that are characteristic of the research focused on this class of intriguing and renowned compounds.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Natural Products is open to all researchers working in this field. We accept systematic reviews, original articles including short communications, meta-analyses, and trials that add novel knowledge to the theme topic.
In this Research Topic, we invite submission of manuscripts on, but not limited to, the following:
? Total or semi-synthesis
? Methodology
? Extraction and Isolation protocols
? Structure elucidation
? Structure-activity relationship
? Medicinal chemistry
? Biosynthesis
? Material Sciences
? Analytical Chemistry
? Chemical Biology
? Theranostics
? Biological evaluation
Among the plethora of natural products of plant origin, cannabinoids are one of the most important classes of secondary metabolites. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in nearly every aspect of cannabinoid and endocannabinoid system research, in part thanks to loosening legislation around the world and the approval of therapeutic treatments based on these substances/meroterpenoids. As a result of their extremely wide structural complexity and their ability to interact with several biological targets of primary importance, cannabinoids are currently among the major research trends, which are still developing, in the global scientific community.
This Research Topic aims to bring together high-quality publications that present the latest advances in all areas of cannabinoids and related meroterpenoids chemistry and biochemistry. By focusing attention on their isolation, structural characterization, synthesis, application and biological evaluation, our scope is to gather knowledge and recent advancements on almost all the aspects that are characteristic of the research focused on this class of intriguing and renowned compounds.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Natural Products is open to all researchers working in this field. We accept systematic reviews, original articles including short communications, meta-analyses, and trials that add novel knowledge to the theme topic.
In this Research Topic, we invite submission of manuscripts on, but not limited to, the following:
? Total or semi-synthesis
? Methodology
? Extraction and Isolation protocols
? Structure elucidation
? Structure-activity relationship
? Medicinal chemistry
? Biosynthesis
? Material Sciences
? Analytical Chemistry
? Chemical Biology
? Theranostics
? Biological evaluation
