Plant Matrices of Bioactive Compounds as Strong Antioxidants with Health-Promoting Properties
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2024) | Viewed by 4035
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant materials; bioactive compounds; pro-health properties; food design; use of waste raw materials; UPLC and LC/MS technique
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in medical sciences, the latest research results, and recommendations made by renowned international expert centers have emphasized that plants have a significant effect on the reduction of morbidity and mortality from chronic noncommunicable diseases. The largest range of pro-health properties is attributed to bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, triterpenes, iridoids, carotenoids, and chlorophylls. These compounds exhibit strong antioxidative properties that protect the defense systems of the body against the destructive effects of free radicals. Therefore, the intake of these compounds prevents and/or enables the treatment of infections; cardiovascular, metabolic, and degenerative diseases; stomach ulcers; and several forms of cancers, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases.
In recent years, it has been indicated that the antioxidant potential of bioactive compounds in plant matrices—those naturally occurring and formed on the basis of the broadly understood encapsulation process—is conditioned by interactions between them. The synergy or antagonism of action may therefore enhance or weaken the pro-health effect, which ultimately results in an increase or decrease in the bioavailability of bioactive compounds, compared to single reference compounds.
We invite you to submit your latest research findings or a review article to this Special Issue, which will bring together current research concerning plant antioxidants and their interactions. We welcome submissions concerning investigating the interactions of compounds in complex plant matrices, both those naturally occurring (herbs, vegetables, fruits, edible flowers) and those formed as a result of the broadly understood encapsulation process. In this context, we will be particularly interested in the health-promoting effect of such matrices assessed both in vitro and in vivo, as well as the degree of bioavailability of these complexes.
Dr. Paulina Nowicka
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polyphenolic compounds
- isoprenoids
- edible plants
- health-promoting properties
- bioavailability
- interactions
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