Bioactive Plant Extracts: Phytochemical Characterization, Isolation and Biological Evaluation
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 736
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ethnopharmacology; dereplication; natural products; pharmacomodulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants play a crucial role in preventing and treating a vast array of illnesses, particularly in regions where modern healthcare access is deficient. The knowledge of traditional healers of local medicinal plants and their preparations/administrations is a rich source of potential bioactive compounds that could be a base for the development of new therapeutic options. However, most of these traditional remedies remain largely unexplored in terms of their scientific validation, chemical constitution, biological activity, and safety administration. The rapid identification, isolation, and biological evaluation of bioactive plant metabolites are the first steps in unveiling the potential for drug development. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of studies concerning phytochemical characterization by the dereplication (LC-MS/MS, NMR), isolation, and biological evaluation of plant metabolites from bioactive extracts.
Dr. Sergio Ortiz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extraction
- metabolomics
- phytochemical dereplication
- isolation of plant metabolites
- biological evaluation
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