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Bioprospection and Sustainable Use of Plants
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Bioprospection and Sustainable Use of Plants

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 December 2022) | Viewed by 4845

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Henrique dos Santos Pereira

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Center for Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Octavio Jordão Ramos, 6200 - Coroado I, Manaus 69080-900, AM, Brazil
Interests: ethnobotany, amazon rainforest, agricultural ecology,environmental management; natural resources.
Prof. Dr. Othmane Merah

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1. Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-Industrielle (LCA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Toulouse, CEDEX 4, 31030 Toulouse, France
2. Département Génie Biologique, IUT Paul Sabatier, Université Paul Sabatier, 32000 Auch, France
Interests: plant physiology; plant breeding; abiotic stress; bioactive accumulation; essential oils; biofertilizers; cereals; oilseed crop; legumes; vegetables
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In situ conservation of plant biodiversity resources is of strategic value for the provision of ecosystem services, now and in the future, as native forests and traditional agroecosystems are the world's natural laboratories. Biological diversity hosted in natural and cultivated ecosystems also provides an important foundation for economic growth and development. Nevertheless, some species need to be domesticated for cultivation, evaluation of the genetic resources based on biochemical traits (bioactive content). This special edition aims to collect high-quality manuscripts on the following topic, but not limited to:

  • Bioprospecting of plant resources, that is, research on the applications of resources or on the active ingredients of the plant resource;
  • The direct use of plant resources, for example, the use of the resource in the pharmaceutical market (ie conventional medicines); research on the use of resources such as medicinal and herbal plants.
  • Development of resources evaluation and breeding based on the bioactives concentration.
  • Practices and innovations on the sustainable use of plant resources, focusing on resource cultivation and agricultural processes.
  • Practices and innovations on the sustainable application of plant products, e.g., Renewable materials in packaging (i.e., lignin, natural rubber, forest wood product)

Prof. Dr. Henrique dos Santos Pereira
Prof. Dr. Othmane Merah
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • products of nature
  • sustainable resources
  • bioprospecting
  • conservation of natural genetics
  • medicinal plants
  • herbs
  • active components in plants
  • plant extracts
  • lignin
  • wood forest product
  • extraction methods
  • bioactives from the resources

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Polysaccharides from South Tunisian Moringa alterniflora Leaves: Characterization, Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant Activity, and Laser Burn Wound Healing in Rats
by Sameh Sassi Aydi, Samir Aydi, Talel Ben Khadher, Naourez Ktari, Othmane Merah and Jalloul Bouajila
Plants 2023, 12(2), 229; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020229 - 04 Jan 2023
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Phytochemical properties have recently increased the popularity of plant polysaccharides as wound dressing materials. This work aims at studying the structural characteristics of polysaccharides extracted from Moringa leaves (Moringa Leaves Water Soluble Polysaccharide: MLWSP), and its antioxidant activities, cytotoxic effects, and laser burn [...] Read more.
Phytochemical properties have recently increased the popularity of plant polysaccharides as wound dressing materials. This work aims at studying the structural characteristics of polysaccharides extracted from Moringa leaves (Moringa Leaves Water Soluble Polysaccharide: MLWSP), and its antioxidant activities, cytotoxic effects, and laser burn wound healing effects in rats. This MLWSP was structurally characterized. Results showed 175.21 KDa and 18.6%, respectively, for the molecular weight and the yield of the novel extracted polysaccharide. It is a hetero-polysaccharide containing arabinose, rhamnose, and galactose. XRD suggested a semi-crystalline structure of the studied polymer and FT-IR results revealed a typical polysaccharide structure. It is composed of 50 to 500 µm rocky-shaped units with rough surfaces and it was found to inhibit the proliferation of the human colon (HCT-116) (IC50 = 36 ± 2.5 µg/mL), breast (MCF-7) (IC50 = 48 ± 3.2), and ovary cancers (IC50 = 24 ± 8.1). The MLWSP showed significant antioxidant effects compared to Trolox (CI50 = 0.001 mg/g). Moreover, promising wound healing results were displayed. The effect of MLWSP hydrogel application on laser burn injuries stimulated wound contraction, re-epithelization, and remodeling phases 8 days after treatment. The wound healing potential of MLWSP may be due to its significant antioxidant activity and/or the huge amount of monosaccharide molecules. Full article
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Feasibility of Old Bark and Wood Waste Recycling
by Yuliya Kulikova, Stanislav Sukhikh, Olga Babich, Margina Yuliya, Marina Krasnovskikh and Svetlana Noskova
Plants 2022, 11(12), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121549 - 10 Jun 2022
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The pulp and paper industry leads to the formation of significant amounts of bark and wood waste (BWW), which is mostly dumped, causing negative climate and environmental impacts. This article presents an overview of methods for recycling BWW, as well as the results [...] Read more.
The pulp and paper industry leads to the formation of significant amounts of bark and wood waste (BWW), which is mostly dumped, causing negative climate and environmental impacts. This article presents an overview of methods for recycling BWW, as well as the results of assessing the resource potential of old bark waste based on physicochemical and thermal analysis. It was found that using BWW as a plant-growing substrate is challenging because it was observed that bark waste is phytotoxic. The C:N waste ratio is far from optimum; moreover, it has a low biodegradation rate (less than 0.15% per year). The calorific value content of BWW ranged from 7.7 to 18.9 MJ/kg on d.m., the ash content was from 4% to 22%, and the initial moisture content was from 60.8% to 74.9%, which allowed us to draw conclusions about the feasibility of using hydrothermal methods for their processing to obtain biofuel and for the unreasonableness of using traditional thermal methods (combustion, pyrolysis, gasification). Full article
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