Chemical Characterizations and Biological Activities of Plant Products and By-Products and Their Applications

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 516

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Bioprospecting and Plant Physiology Institute (CONICET-UNT), National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Tucuman, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Interests: natural products; bioactive compounds; biocompounds extraction, isolation and characterization; sustainable use of waste; food preservation; phytocosmetic product development; cosmetic product development; food products development
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Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán T4000, Argentina
Interests: natural products; agricultural by-products/wastes; biological activities; toxicity and genotoxicity; isolation and chemical characterization; food products development; phytocosmetic and herbal products development
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Bioprospecting and Plant Physiology Institute (CONICET-UNT), National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Interests: natural products; bioactive compounds; extraction, green and sustainable chemistry, isolation and characterization; sustainable use of waste; food preservation product development; food products development; phytocosmetic product development; cosmetic product development; phytotherapic product development; environmental protection

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Dear Colleagues,

The contributions made to this Special Issue should be linked to the phytochemical characterizations and biological activities/functional properties of bioactive compounds obtained from native and cultivated aromatic, medicinal, and food plants. Furthermore, bioactive compounds can be extracted from their by-products or residual biomasses. The main solvents used for the extraction of bioactive compounds should be environmentally friendly, and the used extraction methods could be conventional or unconventional. The aim of this Special Issue is to promote circular extraction processes. The topics of this Special Issue also include the applications of bioactive compounds as functional ingredients for modern medicinal drug and cosmetic product development, to improve the quality of crops, and for environmental protection. The use of total extracts or fractions obtained from plants as functional ingredients for different applications is an emerging research area that needs to be highlighted.

Therefore, for this Special Issue, we invite you to submit research and review articles relevant to the field.

The Special Issue is now open for submissions

Prof. Dr. Mariá Inés Isla
Dr. Iris Catiana Zampini
Dr. María Alejandra Moreno
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Keywords

  • plant extract
  • by-products or waste
  • bioactive compounds
  • functional ingredients
  • phytotherapic products
  • phytocosmetic products
  • food products
  • food preservation products
  • environmental protection products

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Eugenia calycina and Eugenia stigmatosa as Promising Sources of Antioxidant Phenolic Compounds
by Juliana Dara Rabêlo Silva, Henrique Silvano Arruda, Amanda Cristina Andrade, Patrícia Berilli, Felipe Tecchio Borsoi, Yaneth Machaca Monroy, Marili Villa Nova Rodrigues, Klicia Araujo Sampaio, Glaucia Maria Pastore and Mario Roberto Marostica Junior
Plants 2024, 13(15), 2039; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152039 - 24 Jul 2024
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In this study, Eugenia calycina and Eugenia stigmatosa, native Brazilian berries, were explored regarding their proximal composition, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activities. The edible parts of both fruits presented a low content of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, resulting in a low caloric [...] Read more.
In this study, Eugenia calycina and Eugenia stigmatosa, native Brazilian berries, were explored regarding their proximal composition, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activities. The edible parts of both fruits presented a low content of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates, resulting in a low caloric value (<70 kcal/100 g fw). E. stigmatosa fruit showed a high total fiber content (3.26 g/100 g fw), qualifying it as a source of dietary fiber. The sugar profile was mainly monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, and rhamnose). Significant contents of total phenolics and flavonoids, monomeric anthocyanins and, condensed tannins, were observed in both fruits. E. calycina contains a high level of anthocyanins, primarily cyanidin-3-glucoside (242.97 µg/g). Other phenolic compounds were also found, the main ones being rutin and ellagic acid. In contrast, E. stigmatosa is mainly composed of rutin and gallic acid. Furthermore, these fruits showed expressive antioxidant activity, evidenced by ORAC, FRAP, and ABTS. These Eugenia fruits are promising sources of bioactive compounds and have a low caloric and high dietary fiber content, making them interesting options for inclusion in a balanced diet, contributing to the promotion of health and the valorization and conservation of Brazilian biodiversity. Full article
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