Advances in Natural Extracts: Bioactive Compounds and Health Impacts
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition; endocrinology; food science thyroid hormones; vitamins; micronutrients; antioxidant activity of foods
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Interests: aquatic biodiversity; aquatic organisms; marine pollution; bioactive compounds; immune responses; behavioral responses; stress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to the in-depth study of bioactive compounds found in natural extracts, obtained also—and especially—from waste materials and by-products of plant or animal origin. These include, for example, residues from the agri-food supply chain (such as peels, seeds, grape pomace, leaves, etc.) or waste from the fishing and aquaculture industries (such as skin, bones, viscera, or non-commercial crustaceans), with a focus on their potential applications in the nutraceutical, food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields.
The aim is to gather contributions that highlight the preventive and/or therapeutic potential of bioactive molecules—such as polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, bioactive peptides, vitamins, and other phytochemicals—in relation to chronic diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory conditions, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, bacterial infections, and ocular diseases.
Original research articles and review papers are particularly welcome, especially those addressing:
- The identification, characterization, and valorization of bioactive compounds;
- In vitro, in vivo, or clinical studies on their biological effects;
- The development and optimization of new products or formulations based on natural extracts.
Dr. Marco Giammanco
Dr. Manuela Mauro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- natural extracts
- micronutrients
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