Natural Products: Source, Function, and Application
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 1019
Editors
Interests: extraction; antioxidant activity; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals
Interests: phytonutrients; biologically active compounds
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural products have a long history of use as therapeutic agents in traditional medicine, are part of a broad range of commercial products, and interest in their potential as sources of structurally diverse bioactive compounds for applications in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and functional foods is increasing.
In recent years, considerable attention has been directed toward the discovery, isolation, and characterization of specialized metabolites with valuable pharmacological properties. Elucidating their composition and activity is important in terms of their therapeutic efficacy, standardization and control, and also generates the possibility of discovering new biologically active compounds.
Advances in extraction techniques, phytochemical analysis, and modern spectroscopic and spectrometric methods have significantly expanded the possibilities of investigating the chemical composition and biological activity of natural products. Particular interest is focused on secondary metabolites exhibiting antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and other health-promoting properties.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent progress in the chemistry and application of natural products obtained from botanical, microbial, marine and animal sources as well as bee-derived products.
Original research articles and reviews addressing, but not limited to, the extraction, isolation, structural characterization, phytochemical profiling, and biological activity of natural compounds, as well as their potential applications in health-related fields, are particularly welcome.
Dr. Ralitsa Chimshirova
Dr. Boryana S. Trusheva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemical analysis
- extraction and isolation
- structure elucidation
- biological activity
- health-related applications
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