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Submission deadline: Friday, 31st October, 2025
Expected acceptance deadline: Tuesday, 31st March, 2026
Expected publication schedule: Tuesday, 30th June, 2026
Plant natural products are widely used in industries including but not limited to the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food, and cosmetic industries. The biosynthesis of plant natural products is controlled by intricate enzymatic pathways that respond to genetic, environmental, and developmental cues. Understanding these pathways and their regulation is essential for optimizing the yield and quality of these bioactive compounds. Furthermore, bioengineering approaches, including metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, have opened new avenues for enhancing the sustainable production of valuable natural products.
We encourage submissions of original studies that address the pressing need for a comprehensive understanding of plant natural product biosynthesis. In addition to research articles, we also welcome comprehensive reviews that summarize recent advancements and highlight prospects in the field. By bringing together researchers from various disciplines, including botany, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and chemical engineering, we hope to advance our knowledge in this field and accelerate the development of innovative strategies for sustainable production and utilization of plant-derived compounds.
Topics:1. Characterization of Biosynthetic Pathways: Studies elucidating the genetic and biochemical pathways responsible for the synthesis of plant natural products, including enzymes and the underlying regulatory networks that underpin their activities.
2. Bioengineering of Plant Natural Products: Innovative bioengineering approaches that enhance the production of plant natural products through metabolic engineering, genomics-assisted breeding, synthetic biology, and CRISPR-based gene editing.
3. Technological Innovations: The development of novel tools, methods, and platforms that facilitate the study and manipulation of biosynthetic pathways for large-scale production of plant natural products, particularly welcome will be studies that employ single-cell techniques, those that utilize Artificial intelligence and those which study the compartmentalization of plant natural product metabolism.
Guest Editors:
Alisdair Fernie
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany
E-mail: fernie@mpimp-golm.mpg.de
Website: https://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/9205/Alisdair_Fernie
Jie LuoHainan University, China
E-mail: jie.luo@hainanu.edu.cn
Website: https://nanfan.hainanu.edu.cn/info/1046/1236.htm
Guoyin KaiZhejiang Chinese Medical University, China
E-mail: kaiguoyin@163.com; kaiguoyin@zcmu.edu.cn
Website: https://kyc.zcmu.edu.cn/info/1105/1172.htm
Keywords:Plant natural products
Artificial intelligence
Biosynthesis
Regulation
Compartmentalization
Single-cell biology
Bioengineering
Metabolic engineering
Synthetic biology
Interdisciplinary research
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