The Role of Bioactive Natural Products and in Human Health
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 77
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food; nutrition; natural product; nutraceuticals; by-waste products; bioactive compounds; functional foods; food microbiology; human health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive natural products are derived from natural sources and have a wide range of biological activities. This highlights their potential as therapeutic agents and functional food ingredients in healthcare and nutrition. In recent years, there has been a growing understanding of the close correlation between therapeutic benefits and the role in human health. These compounds are also effective and relatively safe compared to synthetic alternatives. Their natural origins often align with traditional medicinal practices, validating the use of natural products based on centuries of traditional knowledge.
The theme of this Special Issue is "The Role of Bioactive Natural Products and in Human Health". Original articles and broad reviews covering natural products, their by-products and chemical analogues are invited for submission.
The topics of considerable interest encompass the novel methodology for the assessment of bio-natural products, which has resulted in the development of functional foods derived from active biomolecules, which have anti-oxidative, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties, and their novel applications in the field of human health.
This Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Eleonora Di Salvo, Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological, and Functional Image Sciences (BIOMORF), University of Messina.
Dr. Eleonora Di Salvo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive compound
- human health
- functional foods
- nutraceutical products
- food toxicology
- antioxidant properties
- anti-inflammation
- antimicrobial molecules
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