Sustainable Recovery of Bio-Active Compounds from Horticultural Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 244
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant physiology; plant biochemistry; phycology; secondary metabolites
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Dear Colleagues,
By following the circular economy principles, valorization of natural bioactive compounds (NBCs) from agro-industrial waste is a mandatory commitment for a sustainable future, as it meets three fundamental demands for the sustainability of the future human society: more food; less waste; healthy people. Throughout the agro-industrial chain, from farmers to final consumers, a large amount of waste is generated. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1,300,000,000 tons of food get lost or wasted annually in the world, an impressive figure that amounts to approximately one-third of the edible parts of food produced for human consumption. In particular, horticultural plant waste still contains a significant number of micronutrients, vitamins, and natural bioactive compounds (NBCs), which possess a variety of biological activities, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anticancer, antidiarrheal, antihypertensive, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory, etc. The biggest research challenge is the identification of the best “extraction” conditions, in order to improve release of NBCs from the vegetable matrix in which they are encased. This Special Issue will highlight the research of new potential NBCs with important biological activities from different horticultural plant waste, extracted in a sustainable way according to circular economy principles.
Dr. Enrico Doria
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- waste recovery
- secondary metabolites
- sustainable extraction methods
- food waste
- bioactive compounds
