Characterization and Biological Functions of Plant Extracts
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 September 2025 | Viewed by 1023
Special Issue Editors
Interests: secondary metabolites; bioactivity; human health; plant food quality; mass spectrometry; NMR; biofortification; abiotic stress
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: phytogenic feed additives; phyto-medicine; biological activity; anti-microbial agents; in vitro toxicology; anti-inflammatory agent
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antibiotic resistance has gained increasing attention owing to its role in annual global deaths, and it is enhanced by poverty and inequality, especially in regions at low- and middle-income levels. According to WHO records, in 2019, bacterial antibiotic resistance directly led to 1.27 million global deaths and contributed to a further 4.95 million deaths. Additionally, cancer is the second predominant cause of mortality globally, responsible for 10 million deaths in 2020. Natural sources such as medicinal plants, endophytes, and food crops are promising alternatives for alleviating pathogenic infections, inflammation, and many other illnesses in humans and animals. Additionally, as precious sources of many phytonutrients and beneficial secondary metabolites (e.g., flavonoids of all classes, terpenoids, alkaloids, phytoalexins, and glucosinolates, and their breakdown products), they can be valuable in alleviating many diseases of humans and animals.
In this Special Issue, we are eager to invite experts in the field to contribute original research articles, short communications, and critical reviews. We aim to document advances and current state-of-the-art research topics associated with the pharmacological properties of plant extracts and quantification of the secondary metabolites responsible for the activity. This will enhance the body of knowledge to strengthen the biological significance of plant-derived natural products owing to their therapeutic properties. New updates in biochemical and molecular assay-guided fractionation to determine the organic molecules responsible for the respective pharmacological activities will also help in developing new leads.
Dr. Muna Ali Abdalla
Prof. Dr. Lyndy McGaw
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biological activity of plant-derived products
- antimicrobial activity
- in vitro antibiofilm activity
- anticancer activity
- anti-inflammatory activity
- secondary metabolites
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