Phytochemical Insights and Green Extraction Strategies for Bioactive Natural Compounds
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 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; structural charaterization; bioactive compounds
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Interests: secondary metabolites; structure elucidation; chemotaxonomy; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing demand for sustainable and targeted bioactive compounds has sparked renewed interest in phytochemicals and sustainable extraction techniques. This Special Issue explores the latest molecular-level research into phytochemicals and green extraction methods for bioactive compounds derived from plant and algal sources. We aim to showcase innovative approaches in the isolation, structural elucidation, and characterization of specific bioactive molecules, with a strong emphasis on sustainable extraction technologies.
Given the scope of the IJMS, it is important to stress that this Special Issue will only consider manuscripts reporting the identification and characterization of exact active ingredients.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Molecular composition and bioactivity of plant or algal metabolites;
- Isolation and structural elucidation of pure bioactive natural compounds;
- Innovations in green extraction methods to obtain bioactive pure compounds;
- Applications of well-characterized phytochemicals in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and cosmetics.
As the Guest Editors, we invite both original research articles and reviews that align with these molecular-focused criteria.
Dr. Ana M. L. Seca
Dr. Gonçalo Rosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant and algal bioactive metabolites
- phytochemistry
- green extraction techniques
- natural sustainable solvents (NADES)
- structural elucidation of natural molecules
- molecular characterization
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