Extraction and Analysis of Chemical Composition from Natural Products and Metabolites

Dear Colleagues,

A recent trend in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and agricultural sectors is the search for novel compounds that contribute to the development of novel products. For this reason, in recent years, plants grown under stress conditions have been included in experiments to produce new drugs that are also natural products or derived from them. In recent years, the separation of metabolites and natural products has made great progress. For this reason, it is important to highlight the recent trend in process optimization and characterization of natural products or metabolites using this new technology. However, the contributions of traditional separation methods are also important when new sources of metabolites or natural products are found. Considering the importance of separation and characterization of metabolites and natural products, it is necessary to consider various extraction and separation techniques, such as microwave and ultrasonic-assisted extraction, molecular distillation methods, supercritical fluid extraction, membrane separation methods and/or chromatographic methods such as preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). For these reasons, the aim of this Special Issue is to present new methods for the separation of natural products or metabolites, to report on changes in their nutraceutical value through the separation process and to highlight new potential sources for the separation of natural products and/or metabolites.

We invite you to submit a research article, short communication or review to this Special Issue dedicated to the separation and analysis of the chemical composition of natural products and metabolites.

Prof. Dr. Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor
Dr. Leopoldo González Cruz
Guest Editors

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