Molecular Insight into Plant Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2024 | Viewed by 676
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antioxidants; free radicals; secondary plant metabolites; functional food; neurodegeneration; biological activities
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are an inexhaustible source of active compounds that have been used in medicine and pharmacy for thousands of years. The bioactive compounds are regarded as significant alternatives for disease prevention and treatment. The pro-health activity of plants results from their bioactive compounds, called secondary metabolites, which include polyphenols, flavonoids, lignins, alkaloids, terpenoids, and carotenoids. These molecules with well-defined functional roles, produced to defend plants from abiotic and biotic stresses, have complex molecular structures, revealing several diversified biological activites. There is a Huge pool of compounds with multidirectional pro-health effects such as antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-viral, normalizing blood pressure, antifungal, and many more.
In this Special Issue, articles (original research papers and reviews) that focus on secondary plant metabolites, methods used for their qualitative and quantitative analyses, the bioactivity of the compounds, both in vitro and in vivo, and newly identified secondary plant metabolites are most welcome. This Special Issue is a call for researchers representing multiple disciplines, including pharmacy, chemistry, biology, etc., from around the world to share their findings on plant bioactive compounds and their pro-health significance.
Dr. Karolina Wojtunik-Kulesza
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactivity
- disease prevention
- herbal medicines
- antioxidants
- qualitative analysis
