Analysis and Possible Utilization of Food Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2024 | Viewed by 721
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food bioactive compounds; glucosinolates; polyphenols; food dietary biomarkers; non-targeted metabolomics; foodomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food bioactive compounds (FBCs) are naturally occurring molecules in food that have the potential to positively impact human health, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antivirus, antimicrobial, antithrombotic, and cardiovascular-protective properties. These benefits have been associated with various secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, glucosinolates, carotenoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, saponins, vitamins, and fatty acids. FBCs are widely found in fruits, vegetables, tea, wine, chocolate, and many other foods. In this Special Issue, we welcome studies on the potential health benefits of bioactive compounds supported by scientific evidence and the possible new effects of known FBCs. We also encourage manuscripts analyzing FBCs with innovative strategies, involving various techniques such as high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), capillary electrophoresis (CE), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to identify, quantify, and characterize these compounds in food samples, as well as the improvement of the current methodologies of FBC analysis, with improved sensitivity, specificity, efficacy, and methods capable of dealing with the complexity of a sample matrix.
Dr. Jianghao Sun
Dr. Mengliang Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food bioactive compounds
- health promotion
- polyphenols
- phenolic compounds
- glucosinolates
- mass spectrometry
- high-performance liquid chromatography
- instrumental analysis
