Effects of Phytochemicals on Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2024 | Viewed by 425
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pytochemicals, in which “phyto” means “plant” in Greek, are secondary metabolites produced by living plants to protect themselves against environmental hazards. Increasing study demonstrated that phytochemicals provide considerable beneficial effects in many ways. For example, phytochemicals could serve as cofactors or inhibitors of enzymatic reactions, substrates for biochemical reactions, scavengers of reactive or toxic chemicals and growth factors for beneficial gastrointestinal bacteria. Some phytochemicals showed anticancer properties through reducing inflammation and blocking compounds from becoming carcinogens. In addition, certain phytochemicals can decrease oxidative damage to prevent various chronic diseases. Of great interest is that a number of bioactive dietary components have been shown to improve individual health through modifying the epigenome. In this context, a Special Issue summarizing recent advancement that focus on the relationship of phytochemicals with human health would be very interesting to the readers.
This Special Issue will provide new insights towards the understanding of the role of dietary phytochemical in human health. I encourage authors to submit their original research on this attractive topic. An up-to-data review describing the association of dietary phytochemicals with any aspect of human health improvement would also fit this Special Issue. Any other suggestions from experts in the field are more than welcome.
Dr. Shizhao Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytochemicals
- human health
- bioactive compounds
- anticancer
- chemoprevention
- chronic disease
- metabolism
- epigenetics
