Bioactive Compounds in Bee Products: Chemistry, Mechanisms of Action and Nutritional Applications
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: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 22
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Interests: furanocoumarins; pyranocoumarins; simple coumarins, anti-inflammatory properties; cytotoxic activity; antitumor activity; antimicrobial acitivity; bioactivity of compounds; anxiolytic activity; neuroprotective properties; bioactive metabolites; medicinal plants
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Interests: bee keeping products (propolis, honeys, royal jelly, pollen); pyrrolizidine alkaloids; regulatory issues on herbal medicines (EMA, NCAs); phenolics; herbals for veterinary use
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A wide variety of bee products have been used in traditional medicine since ancient times. The multi-directional pharmacological activity and nutritional value of numerous types of honey, different types of propolis, bee pollen and its derivative, bee bread, beeswax, and royal jelly have been demonstrated by numerous scientific studies.
The valuable and versatile pharmacological-nutritional properties of bee products are due to the presence of bioactive compounds representing flavonoids, phenolic acids, proteins, hormones, amino acids, enzymes, volatile substances, or compounds of a lipophilic nature, etc.
Developments in analytical techniques allow rapid and accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of bioactive compounds, even in matrices as complex as bee products.
The isolation of bioactives in sufficient quantity and high purity allows a better understanding of their mechanism of action. It also greatly expands the range of possible studies in terms of bioactivity, new drug forms, functional food additives, and applications in biomaterials.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect research and review papers on the bioactivity of natural compounds from different types of bee products in all aspects of pharmacological activity, nutritional properties, and other possible applications.
Dr. Jarosław Widelski
Prof. Dr. Ioanna Chinou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- honey
- propolis
- royal jelly
- polyphenols
- nutritional properties
- bioactivity
- analytical and isolation methods
- bee pollen
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