Bioactive Natural Products and Antioxidant Activity
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Bio-derived Molecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 15525
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive compounds; waste valorization; antioxidants; pigments; extremophilic microorganisms
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Interests: sustainable extraction; polyphenols; antioxidant; waste valorization; exopolysaccharides; halophilic microorganisms circular economy; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecules provided with antioxidant activity are of extraordinary interest, as they find application in many sectors from health to food, from cosmetics to pharmaceutics. Moreover, it is recognized that antioxidant compounds are responsible for human health benefits through their ability to interact with the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS), highly reactive molecules that cause unwanted and harmful effects to cells, tissues, and organs.
The continuous growing demand of consumers for antioxidants of natural origin to use in substitution of the largely employed synthetic ones has enhanced the research of natural providers of bioactive molecules with antioxidant power.
The aim of the Special Issue, “Bioactive Natural Products and Antioxidant Activity”, is to collect the achievements in the field of natural antioxidants and their applications. The natural providers covered by this Special Issue belong to, but are not limited to, plant and microbial kingdoms, as they are capable of producing a wide variety of molecules endowed with antioxidant activity. These molecules range from phenolic compounds to pigments, from polysaccharides to enzymes and beyond.
We would like to invite researchers and scholars to participate in this Special Issue by submitting a contribution in their field of expertise. Both original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Alessandra Morana
Dr. Giuseppe Squillaci
Dr. Ismene Serino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- plant-based antioxidants
- antioxidant enzymes
- microbial antioxidant products
- oxidative stress
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