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Bioactive Compounds of Natural Origin

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: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 787

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Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: plant extract; bioactive compounds; natural products

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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Chałubińskiego 4, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: flavonoid; natural compounds; biological activity; anticancer activity; antioxidant activity; chalcone; multidrug-resistant pathogens; food science; antimicrobial agents; cytotoxicity assays; amyloid; Crohn’s disease; AIEC; biofilm
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Dear Colleagues,

Plants are a notable source of natural chemicals, with different structural and biological features that exhibit multifarious mechanisms of action. Various plant species contain myriad secondary metabolites that greatly influence their competitiveness in the environment and protection against adverse growth conditions. These substances are also known to greatly benefit humans and animals.

This Special Issue welcomes papers that address all the aspects related to natural products containing highly efficient and safe substances with long-term health effects. Manuscripts that facilitate the development and application of innovative products will be considered.

Dr. Katarzyna Pacyga
Dr. Anna Duda-Madej
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Keywords

  • plants
  • extraction methods
  • bioactive compounds
  • natural products
  • application

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Green Extraction of Depsidones and Depsides from Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl. Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
by Izabela Baczewska, Maciej Strzemski, Marcin Feldo, Agnieszka Hanaka and Sławomir Dresler
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(10), 5500; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105500 - 17 May 2024
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Various studies have shown that Hypogymnia physodes are a source of many biologically active compounds, including lichen acids. These lichen-specific compounds are characterized by antioxidant, antiproliferative, and antimicrobial properties, and they can be used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The main aim [...] Read more.
Various studies have shown that Hypogymnia physodes are a source of many biologically active compounds, including lichen acids. These lichen-specific compounds are characterized by antioxidant, antiproliferative, and antimicrobial properties, and they can be used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The main aim of this study was to optimize the composition of natural deep eutectic solvents based on proline or betaine and lactic acid for the extraction of metabolites from H. physodes. The design of the experimental method and the response surface approach allowed the optimization of the extraction process of specific lichen metabolites. Based on preliminary research, a multivariate model of the experiment was developed. For optimization, the following parameters were employed in the experiment to confirm the model: a proline/lactic acid/water molar ratio of 1:2:2. Such a mixture allowed the efficient extraction of three depsidones (i.e., physodic acid, physodalic acid, 3-hydroyphysodic acid) and one depside (i.e., atranorin). The developed composition of the solvent mixtures ensured good efficiency when extracting the metabolites from the thallus of H. physodes with high antioxidant properties. Full article
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