Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 16977
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyphenols; pigments; extraction techniques; encapsulation; spray drying; fruit and vegetables processing; chromatographic techniques; antioxidant activity; bioavailability
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Interests: fruit; vegetables and herbs composition and processing; fresh-cut processing; plant bioactive compounds (polyphenols, pigments, sterols, fatty acids); conventional and advanced extraction techniques; antioxidant capacity; high-performance liquid chromatography; gas-chromatography; volatiles; essential oils
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in bioactive compounds, phytochemicals, and natural products in general as a result of increasing public interest and consumer demands as well as intensive research activities aimed at bioactive compounds’ isolation, characterization and application.
Bioactive compounds, such as complex carbohydrates, proteins, pigments and minor phytochemicals, possess numerous biological activities that positively affect human health and can also contribute to food quality.
The present Special Issue aims to provide a platform for the scientific community to present high-quality research focused on all aspects of natural products and bioactive compounds, from their isolation, characterization, and assessment of biological activity to their application in food and pharmaceutical systems.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from natural sources;
- Evaluation of extraction techniques;
- Application of encapsulation methods for bioactive delivery systems;
- In vitro and in vivo evaluation of biological activity;
- Potential application of bioactive compounds;
- Product development.
Dr. Ivona Elez Garofulić
Dr. Maja Repajić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemicals
- extraction
- encapsulation
- biological activity
- functional food
- nutraceuticals
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