Nutraceuticals and Functional Bioactives: Role in Disease Prevention and Health Improvement
A special issue of Dietetics (ISSN 2674-0311).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2027 | Viewed by 32
Editors
Interests: mushrooms; pathogenic fungi; antimicrobials; antibiofilm activity; functional food; natural products
Interests: experimental mycology; functional food; chemistry of natural products; bioactivity of natural products; edible mushrooms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural food-derived bioactive compounds play important roles in human nutrition and have significant potential to promote health and prevent chronic diseases. Polyphenols, flavonoids, peptides, polysaccharides, vitamins and a wide range of plant and mushroom extracts may act synergistically to influence biological processes relevant to human health. These compounds showed potential in improving health outcomes and reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and infectious diseases.
This Special Issue focuses on the dietary relevance, biological activity, and health effects of natural bioactive compounds. Particular attention is given to their mechanisms of action, including the modulation of inflammation, oxidative stress, immune function, and gut microbiota composition, as well as their contribution to disease prevention.
Key topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Chemical composition of bioactive extracts
- Characterization of polyphenols, flavonoids, peptides, polysaccharides, and related compounds
- Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and metabolic effects
- Mechanisms of action underlying the biological effects of food-derived compounds
- Interactions between gut microbiota and dietary bioactives
- Impact of food processing and preparation on the content and efficacy of bioactive compounds
Dr. Marina Kostić
Dr. Jovana D. Petrović
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional foods
- polyphenols
- flavonoids
- peptides
- antioxidants
- phytochemicals
- gut microbiota
- chronic diseases
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