Natural Flavonoid Compounds: Separation, Characterization and Possible Medical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 273
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyphenolic compounds; flavonoids; essential oil; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; spasmolytic activities; KVS activity; phytotherapy
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Interests: food analysis; polyphenolic compounds; flavonoids; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; spasmolytic activities; KVS activity
Interests: phytochemistry; biological activity; phytotherapy; ethnomedicine; extractions; formulation of herbal products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Flavonoids are a large class of secondary plant metabolites that have a polyphenolic structure, widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom. Besides their relevance in plants, this group of secondary metabolites is well known for their beneficial effects on health.
Natural and synthetic flavonoids have reported a diverse pharmacological activity including, among others, antioxidative activity, coronary heart disease prevention, and antiatherosclerotic, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. The awareness of the beneficial properties of flavonoids for human health has triggered the increased consumption and interest in flavonoids’ especially in the food industry, pharmacy and medicine.
This Special Issue aims to give an overview of the techniques for separation, characterization and possible medical applications of flavonoids. Thus, research papers and reviews dealing with flavonoid extraction from natural sources, analysis of the extracts, flavonoid separation, as well as the mechanisms of action of flavonoids in relation to human health, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Dusanka Kitic
Dr. Bojana Miladinović
Dr. Katarina Šavikin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- flavonoids
- secondary plant metabolites
- polyphenols
- isolation
- separation
- impact on human health
