VOC Metabolites from Environment to Health
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 1356
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sensors; ion mobility spectrometry; VOCs; environmental health; VOC biomarkers; toxicology; metabolites; breath analysis
Interests: environmental toxicology; oxidative stress; proteomics; climate change; food safety
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Interests: atmospheric organic aerosols; water-soluble organic aerosols; source signatures; health effects of organic aerosols; wet and dry deposition of organic aerosols; atmospheric stressors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are generally associated with odours from compounds produced by living organisms or pollutants, and are also used as markers for some diseases. Both VOCs and certain metabolites are of great relevance in biological processes, playing very important roles in the communication between animals and plants, and have a key role in the reproduction process of some species. From more traditional analytical techniques (e.g. GC-MS) to more innovative techniques (e.g. GC-IMS) to sample processing methods, there have been many advancements. On the other hand, VOC analysis is very important for environmental condition monitoring, especially regarding hazardous and toxic pollutants, the detection of bacterial or fungal metabolites, or food quality assurance. In this sense, the present Special Issue aims to bring to the forefront the most important and innovative studies currently developed in various scientific areas.
This Special Issue is devoted to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and metabolites and their roles from environment to health. Therefore, the topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to, techniques and studies developed on VOCs; metabolites and compounds produced by organisms as a response to environmental stressors, such as pollution, climate change, and diseases; and also food safety and other health-related issues.
Dr. Valentina Vassilenko
Dr. Mário Diniz
Dr. Regina Duarte
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- volatile organic compounds
- VOCs
- metabolites
- environment
- health
- food analysis
- analytical techniques
- breath analysis
