Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antiproliferative Activities of Natural Products—3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 388
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical pharmacology and phyto-pharmacology; drug development; transport of drugs and xenobiotics across biological barriers; therapeutic food supplements; diabetes and hypertension
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Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive molecules from plants and fungi have been used for centuries as the main source of natural bioactive molecules. Today, these molecules are derived from humans and animals. For example, cruor, the main component responsible for the red color of mammals’ blood, contains 90% hemoglobin, a protein that is considered a rich source of bioactive peptides. The hydrolysates of human and bovine hemoglobin have made it possible to isolate peptides with antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative properties. Molecules and peptides derived from human and bovine hemoglobin could be the source of natural bioactive products for the development of biological drugs and biosimilars. Comparisons of the activities of bioactive products derived from animals and plants are increasingly being performed by the pharmaceutical industry to develop effective drugs at low costs.
Prof. Dr. Bruno Eto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive products
- anti-infectives
- antioxidants
- anti-inflammatory
- antiproliferative
- clinical phytopharmacology
- phytopharmacology
- polyphytotherapy
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