Natural Products with Biological and Therapeutic Activity
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 23394
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic synthesis; natural product chemistry; NMR spectroscopy; enzyme inhibition; antioxidant activity
Interests: mass spectrometry; NMR; chromatographic separation; natural products chemistry; proteomics; food analysis; organic chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extracts from plants have been used for thousands of years as medicines. Although much is known about the biological properties of natural products, the actual biological target(s) and precise mechanism of action are often unexplored.
Nature offers an astonishing structural variety of compounds, and secondary metabolites such as terpenoids, polyphenols, and alkaloids have a plethora of biological properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, and antitumor activity. Thus, knowledge around the role of the above-cited metabolites on human health could be employed for new food supplements, over-the-counter medications, or even effective drugs with low side effects.
The issue is dedicated to bioactive natural products extracted from edible and non-edible plants and fruits, and from the waste of agri-food industry processes, with emphasis on novel biological targets and pharmacological studies (both in vitro and in vivo). Works employing innovative and green extraction/isolation methodologies, bioassay guided approaches, and metabolomics methods are much appreciated.
Biological and pharmacological studies involving biopolymers and natural products/natural extracts-based biopolymers are also welcome. Reviews investigating the state of the art related to extracts from “medicinal plants” or to a single class of natural products and their biological and therapeutic activities will be considered.
Dr. Nunzio Cardullo
Dr. Vera Muccilli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- medicinal plants
- natural-based extracts
- bioactive metabolites
- phytochemical analysis
- biological assays
- pharmacological activity
- metabolomics
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