Plant Phenolics: Extraction, Analysis and Their Antioxidant Properties
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1567
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural compounds; polyphenols; metabolic disorders; obesity; cancer; antimicrobial; skin; cosmetics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: antimicrobial; antimicrobial resistance; natural compounds; oxidative stress; polyphenols; skin health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant polyphenols are secondary metabolites bearing important biological activities. Plant species, origin and even season influence the qualitative and quantitative polyphenolic composition of plant extracts, but these factors are not the only ones influencing the quality of the final polyphenolic product. Extraction, purification drying and downstream processes impact the final composition of the products and deserve to be studied and correlated within analytical and biological activity parameters.
This Special Issue aims to collect original papers focused on the influence of the extractive procedures (including pre- and processing strategies) on the biological activity of plant polyphenolic products, with an especial interest in their antioxidant properties. Reviews covering the actual state of the art of the main extractive techniques are also welcome. The influence of these techniques should always be accompanied by analytical and/or biological activity data that allow the real impact of the study to be understood. The inclusion of mass balances, yields and any other quantitative data is also encouraged. Furthermore, in pursuit of a sustainable world, industrial processes are forced to follow a new model of responsible production and consumption that minimizes waste generation and maintains, as long as possible, the value of products, materials and resources in the economy, avoiding greater pressure on the environment. All these aspects would also be considered.
Prof. Dr. Vicente Micol
Dr. Francisco Javier Álvarez-Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant polyphenols
- extraction
- drying
- biological activity
- sustainable processes
- circular economy
- antioxidant properties
- flavonoids
- tannins
- phenolic acids
- anthocyanins
- coumarins
- lignans
- quinones
- stilbens
- curcuminoids