Bioactive Compounds: Innovative Technologies for Extraction, Synthesis, and Functional Evaluation
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: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioactive compounds; extraction; synthesis; functional evaluation; molecular aspects; the structure–activity relationship; mechanism of action; potential applications; future development
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Dear Colleagues,
Molecules from natural sources that promote health benefits are called bioactive compounds. These substances mostly belong to diverse structures, ranging from plant secondary metabolites like polyphenols, flavonoids, and terpenoids to other types of living organisms such as peptides and vitamins.
Innovative technologies have assisted the extraction of bioactive compounds from different sources such as plants, animals, microbes, and even food wastes. These technologies have a main impact on the functionality and the bioavailability of the extracted compounds.
Recent advances in molecular aspects of bioactive compounds have revealed their potential in disease treatment and prevention and as therapeutic agents and health supplements in the form of nutraceuticals. The specific chemical structure of a bioactive compound determines its biological activity and how it interacts with the body's systems. Therefore, their interaction with biological systems is of high interest.
Synthetic bioactive compounds have also shown many desirable properties in advancing drug development, understanding biological processes, and driving innovative technologies.
This Special Issue aims to collect recent knowledge and developments concerning the innovative technologies of bioactive compound extraction and synthesis, as well as their biological activity at the molecular levels, that can lead to the development of natural or synthetic active compounds in search of promising therapeutic agents and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Parisa Abbasi Parizad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- extraction
- synthesis
- functional evaluation
- molecular aspects
- mechanism of action
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