Applications and Medicinal Properties of Terpenoids
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2210
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; natural additives natural anticancer agents; dyes and pigments cytotoxicity; food and chemical toxicology; food safety; organic chemistry
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Interests: bio-based ingredients; stabilization of natural additives; functional foods; extraction optimization; food science and technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Terpenoids constitute the largest class of plant secondary metabolites and are classified as highly bioactive compounds due to their chemical features, which are responsible for their functional effects. Therefore, this class of compounds is an interesting research topic for the development of biologically active ingredients for industrial application.
Terpenoids have been used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries due to their bioactivities, namely, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antimalarial, hypoglycemic, immunoregulatory, antioxidative, anti-aging, and neuroprotective. They also promote transdermal absorption and are useful in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment,
Given the high versatility of terpenoids and the wide range of potential benefits, this Special Issue "Applications and Medicinal Properties of Terpenoids" invites researchers to present innovative research or review articles that address the main questions about the application of terpenoids in various industries, including food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics, including their harmful effects. The main themes to be addressed in this Issue are: i) the development of innovative terpenoid extraction technologies; ii) the characterization of terpenoids; iii) the application of these bioactive molecules and their mechanisms of action, and iv) the development of differentiated formations that contain these molecules.
Dr. Ricardo Calhelha
Dr. Sandrina A. Heleno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- terpenoids
- essential oils
- emerging extraction processes
- bioactivities
