Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; plant and food metabolomics; NMR-based metabolomics; asymmetric synthesis
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Dear Colleagues,
Metabolomics is the qualitative and/or quantitative study of a set of small molecules (typically less than 1,500 Da) produced through the metabolism of a biological system. The metabolome reflects the functional phenotype of cells, tissues, or organisms and is derived from gene expression, protein activity, and environmental interactions. In particular, the study of the metabolomics of medicinal plants offers a comprehensive approach to discovering their therapeutic potential, contributing to drug discovery, quality control, and the regulation of their consumption. The rapid growth of this field of research is linked to technological advances in the various analytical platforms commonly used for metabolomic studies, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS) and its variants, infrared spectroscopy, and high-performance liquid chromatography/gas chromatography (HPLC/GC). Additionally, the bioinformatic resources currently available facilitate the transformation of raw metabolomic data into biological knowledge, which can provide multiple benefits in biomedical and biotechnological research. In this context, we are pleased to announce a Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences entitled “Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants”. This Special Issue will present original research papers that take a metabolomic approach to improving our understanding of the complex biochemical networks that regulate the production of bioactive compounds in medicinal plants. This knowledge will be useful in harnessing the therapeutic potential of these compounds and establishing traditional medicine as an effective and safe treatment option for the wide range of conditions that society is currently facing.
Therefore, we invite submissions of original research articles and reviews on the following topics, developed in a metabolomic context:
- The discovery of novel metabolites;
- The validation of traditional medicine;
- Quality control and chemotyping in herbal products;
- Integrative omics in medicinal plants;
- Decoding metabolic pathways;
- Dereplication strategies in natural products;
- Network pharmacology;
- AI and machine learning;
- Bioinformatic-assisted procedures;
- Cutting-edge metabolomic tools.
Dr. L. Gerardo Zepeda Vallejo
Dr. Elvia Becerra-Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metabolomics
- medicinal plants
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- bioinformatic
- phenotyping
- metabolic pathways
- bioactive metabolites
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