New Trends in Polyphenols and Health
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 44719
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal chemistry; inflammation; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; nanoparticles; oxidative stress; diabetes
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Interests: biological chemistry; antioxidants; anti-inflammatories; bioactive compounds; polyphenols
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; inflammation; oxidative stress; diabetes; obesity; phenolic compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polyphenols are characterized by the presence of one or more phenolic groups in a chemical structure, varying from simple phenolic molecules to complex high-molecular-weight polymers. Naturally occurring polyphenols are highly diversified and encompass various chemical groups, such as phenolic acids, stilbenes, flavonoids, and lignans, with thousands of members in each group. These compounds have been identified in edible and non-edible plants, and can be found mainly in fruits, vegetables, and cereals. Innumerous biological activities have been attributed to polyphenols, namely, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, and antiobesity, among others.
There have been several in vitro studies covering the health benefits of polyphenols. However, the poor bioavailability and extensive metabolism of these compounds restrict their biological effects in vivo. Moreover, there is a need to study a high number of compounds in panels of structurally related polyphenols in order to allow the establishment of accurate structure-activity relationships, which will favor the choice of the most promising scaffolds regarding each specific disease.
Therefore, the main, but not exclusive, topics to be dealt with in this Special Issue are the following:
- Biological activities of different groups of polyphenols;
- Strategies to overcome the poor bioavailability of polyphenols;
- Establishment of structure-activity relationships;
- Validation of new methods to evaluate the beneficial effects of polyphenols on human health.
We would like to invite you to participate in this Special Issue on “New Trends in Polyphenols and Health” by submitting a contribution in the form of an original research paper, short communication, and/or global or specialized critical review according to your field of expertise. Papers will be published upon acceptance, regardless of the Special Issue publication date (30 September 2021).
Dr. Marisa Freitas
Dr. Daniela Ribeiro
Prof. Dr. Eduarda Fernandes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Polyphenols
- Biological activity
- Nanoencapsulation
- Structure-activity relationship