Natural Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant/Anticancer/Antiaging Proprieties in Foods for Promoting Animal and Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

Despite recent advances in the treatment of human and animal diseases (e.g., metabolic, infectious, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases, cancer), the occurrence of side effects, which can sometimes be quite severe, after long-term treatment with synthetic drugs encourages nutrition research to identify and characterize novel molecules with intrinsic pharmacological properties. In view of this, there is pressure in various sectors for the development of products that meet this demand, e.g., in the food industry and in healthcare. Considering that a large proportion of the drugs on the market are natural bioactive compounds and their synthetic derivatives, pharmacological research cannot ignore the identification of active molecules from this source. Bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, carotenoids, chitosan, peptides, mono-polyunsaturated fatty acids, algae, and food waste, have excellent potential as functional food ingredients, since they have advantageous physiological effects and benefits for the health, as well as antioxidant, anticancer, or anti-aging activities. With this Special Issue, we aim to bridge the gap in different disciplines in accordance with the One Health perspective. We invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting their most recent findings on potential applications of natural compounds, from food additives and supplement substances to their use in human and animal wellbeing. Original research papers and reviews are welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Identification of natural products in food;
• In vitro and in vivo evaluation natural compound activities;
• Potential applications of natural compounds for human health;
• Potential applications of natural compounds for animal health;
• Discovery, identification, and evaluation of natural compounds from food waste.

Dr. Orsolina Petillo
Dr. Nunzio Antonio Cacciola
Dr. Filomena Anna Digilio
Guest Editors

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