Insects and Their Derived Products: Emerging Themes and Future Research Directions

Dear Colleagues,

Humans have exploited insects for various purposes since antiquity. Indeed, the role of insects in human evolutionary history and wellness is indisputable. Nevertheless, there is a large range of practically unexplored compounds in insects awaiting discovery and development. Insects and their derivatives serve a broad range of new applications, and these “raw products” have advanced at a dramatic pace into many research fields.

This Special Issue on “Insects and Their Derived Products: Emerging Themes and Future Research Directions” mainly focuses on cellular and molecular events induced by insect products and their derivatives, including basic studies in biochemistry, molecular biology, and molecular medicine. Contributions of review articles and original research, exploring aspects of the biological activity of insect products and their possible applications, not only in terms of composition, chemistry, analysis, but also of the impact on human health, are welcome. The Special Issue seeks to highlight specific subfields that are growing or especially timely, covering all aspects of basic and applied research dealing with insects. Clinical submissions with biomolecular experiments are of particular interest.

• Insects as food and feed: processing, properties, and applications;
• Biotechnology and biomedical uses of insects and its derivatives;
• Novel omics studies of insects;
• Recombinant protein production using insects;
• Novel insect bioactive chemical molecules;
• Toxins and drugs from insects;
• Nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds from insects;
• Biological activities of insects and insect-derived products.

Dr. Xesús Feás
Guest Editor

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