Biological Activities of Plant Extracts
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 100902
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Interests: organic compounds; plant extracts; bioactive compounds; polyphenols; essential oils; antioxidants; antimicrobials; cytotoxicity
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Interests: heterocycles chemistry; organic synthesis; natural compounds; antimicrobials; chromatography; spectroscopy; toxicology
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Dear Colleagues,
From time immemorial, plant extracts and essential oils from plants have been used for therapeutic purposes. A number of phytochemicals—secondary metabolites such as polyphenols, carotenoids, polysaccharides, or volatile oils—are responsible for their medicinal properties. These bioactive phytochemicals from plants can limit or regulate the imbalance generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can lead to inflammatory, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic dysfunctions, or even to the appearance of tumors.
In addition, the anti-inflammatory properties of certain plant extracts are exploited to fight pathogens, bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which is of particular importance as it is known that an important problem in human health today is represented by resistance to conventional drugs.
Herbal extracts are an important source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, and are always an interesting area of research; currently, many studies are being conducted in order to identify their mechanism of action.
You are welcome to participate in this Special Issue with original research papers and reviews on the biologic activity of plant extracts, with the following topics: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-aging, antitumor, antiviral, antiallergic, or antimicrobial properties of plant extracts, as well as the mechanisms involved in these therapeutic actions.
Prof. Dr. Rodica-Mihaela Dinică
Dr. Bianca Furdui
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plants bioactive compounds
- oxidative stress
- antioxidants
- antimicrobials
- antidiabetics
- anti-inflammatory
- antitumoral
- antiviral
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