Advanced Analytical Methods for Natural Products and Plant Chemistry
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthetic organic chemistry; synthesis; instrumental analysis; spectroscopy
Interests: analytical chemistry; bioactive molecules; phenolic compounds; food science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considering the rich chemical diversity present in natural products and plants, and the challenges of identifying and quantifying these chemical compounds in such complex matrices, several analytical methods have been progressively developed and improved.
Within this context, several analytical techniques have been explored (and coupled) to provide better and more comprehensive information about the chemistry of plants, natural products and foods. Thus, the methods developed through these techniques need to consider complex steps such as sample preparation, in addition to being validated in terms of their figures of merit, such as accuracy, precision, quantification limits and others. Furthermore, environmental and economic demands add important aspects to be considered in the development of new analytical methods.
From this perspective, this Special Issue on “Advanced Analytical Methods for Natural Product and Plant Chemistry” seeks to attract articles that investigate a range of topics covering the analysis of chemical compounds from food and natural products, including the following:
- Analytical methods and the principles of green chemistry;
- The development and validation of analytical methods;
- The use of chemometrics and quality by design (QbD) tools in the development of analytical methods;
- Comprehensive methods for chemical analysis in complex matrices;
- The integration of analytical techniques;
- Extraction and sample preparation techniques;
- The integration of sample preparation and analysis techniques (online and inline);
- Metabolomics studies;
- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability studies.
Dr. Viviani Nardini
Dr. Vitor Lacerda Sanches
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green chemistry
- analytical chemistry
- chemometrics
- bioactive compounds
- analytical validation
- sample preparation
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